Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-01-10 | Molino | Florida | Gulf Power Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity |
An employee and his coworker were installing a new meter set on a 4-gang meter base to provide electrical service to a multi-residential area. While his coworker went to the company truck to retrieve a new meter ring, he noticed a frog inside the meter base and was attempting to remove it with a pair of pliers when an electrical flash occurred. He sustained second degree burns on his right-hand fingers and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Molino | Florida | Sunshine Siding, LLC | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a scaffold when he became dizzy. As he was descending the ladder, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking his left femur and requiring hospitalization. |