Injury Type:	Electrical shock
Core Activity:	Operation of Schools
Location:	Winnipeg
ID Number:	208
Date of Incident:	May 2010
Sector:	Educational Institutions

Details

While adjusting the time and pin on the main clock for a building's exterior light, a worker sustained an electrical shock when the worker's left hand made contact with 120-volt wires that were exposed due to a missing guard. The current went through the knuckles, up the left arm and out the left temple.

 

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