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Accident Summary Nr: 47446.015 - Employee is burned and receive electric shock through faulty

Accident Summary Nr: 47446.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
913190.015	06/18/2013		333120	Jlg Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on June 11, 2013, an employee was welding a C-collar to a tube using a Miller DC Mig Welder, operating at 330 Amp, 20-27 Volts. The employee received an electrical shock when the welding lead arced on the mid tube through a damaged area of insulation that had been repaired with electrical tape and grounded through the employees metal belt buckle that was touching the mid-tube. The employee was electrocuted, suffering paralysis from the elbow to his hand on the right arm and had electrical burns on their right shoulder, upper chest, and lower abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Burn, Chest, Electrical, Paralysis, Shoulder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	913190.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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