The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, August 15th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Milwaukee, WI after learning of an incident at Badger Alloys, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 49 year old had been injured when the employee was replacing plug to industrial vacuum and receives
Accident Date2017-08-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn August 15, 2017, an employee was fixing a plug to an industrial vacuum. The employee connected the wrong wires and received an electrical shock. The employee suffered some electrical burns and was rendered unconscious. Hospitalization was not required.