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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822940

E GI III,RECEPTACLE,ELECTRICAL,CLEANING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ARM,HAND,WATER

Event
E GI III,RECEPTACLE,ELECTRICAL,CLEANING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ARM,HAND,WATER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
822940
Report ID
352440

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU WATER

Investigation abstract

An employee in a fast food restaurant was washing down a storeroom wall. Water r an down the wall into a receptacle outlet. The employee received an electric sho ck and sustained injuries to her hand and arm. She was hospitalized for her inju ries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 F

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    433
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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