Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-01-11 | Purchase | New York | MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
Employee one was electrically testing a 250-amp fuse to verify de-energization with test leads, while a second employee was holding a multi-meter. Employee one tested the probes above the fuse switch on the switch assembly, which was still energized at the time, and an arc blast occurred. Both employees received electric shocks. One employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-05-12 | Purchase | New York | Century Country Club, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A temporary employee was walking down a hill and mowing the lawn when he slipped and fell with the mower. He stopped but the mower kept going and ran over his right foot, amputating his middle toe and cutting the two adjacent toes. |