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US Ecology

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Ecology in SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
Employer US Ecology Report ID 2021097664
Address 901 North State Street City, State ZIP SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13208
Event Date September 7, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 562910 Inspection # 1551993
GPS Coordinates 43.05000, -76.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris in a confined space (vault). Electric power surged through wires, and the employee was burned.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2021, a worker at US Ecology in SYRACUSE, NEW YORK suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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