Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170154744 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN RECEPTACLE OUTLET
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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112196993 | 02/19/1991 | 7534 | 0 | Tucker Service Co. |
Abstract: An employee of a truck service company was leaning a metal jack against a wall of a tire installation shop. The jack was wet, and its handle bumped against a receptacle outlet on the wall. The front plate of the outlet was damaged. Current leaked through the receptacle to the wet jack handle, causing the employee to receive an electric shock. The electric shock knocked the employee backwards to the floor. He was hospitalized for several hours for the electric shock and a sprained shoulder. He was off work for at least 2 days.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 112196993 | Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Automobile body and related repairers |