Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221444789

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE - MAINTENANCE

Event
Electric Shock, Electrical Box, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Lockout
NAICS
611310
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345830749
Employer profile
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE - MAINTENANCE
Summary number
221444789
Report ID
0454735

Event description

Employee suffers electrical shock while wiring classroom

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on February 18, 2022, an employee was installing an electrical box in the ceiling to power a new overhead projector and did not lockout the breaker box. The employee suffered electrical shock and was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    519

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