OSHA: Electrical Hazards

What is the most common, non-fatal, electrical shock-related injury?

Burns

Which of the following injuries can occur when muscles flex or twitch from an electrical shock?

-Falls -Collision with an object

Besides personal bodily injury, what other electrical hazards can be found in the workplace?

-Fire -Explosion

If a defective power tool gives you an electric shock, how might your muscles react?

-Freeze -Clench -Twitch

Which of the following factors determine how severe an electrical injury might be?

-If current passes through the body near the heart or brain -The length of time the body is in contact with electricity -The amount of current

Which of the following part of you body can burn if you come in contact with electricity?

-Internal tissue -Skin -Organs

Which of the following can be the result of electric shock?

-Pain -Loss of muscle control -Nerve, muscle or tissue damage

Draw a line from the item on the left that corresponds to the match on the right.

1. When current travels through your body - Definition of electric shock 2. Cardiac arrest or death - A result of electrical shock 3. The length of time the body is in the circuit, in contact with electricity - Factor determining the severity of an electrical shock injury

Choose the primary cause of an electric shock

Electric shock is caused when current travels through the body, the exits the ground

The presence of ______ can turn you, your equipment, or insulators like wood, into conductors

water