56YOM PRESENTS AFTER BEING ELECTROCUTED BY A 120-VOLT HOUSEHOLD OUTLET WHILE PLUGGING IN A MEAT SAW. HE WAS UNABLE TO LET GO OF THE CORD FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, BOTH HANDS INVOLVED, AND EXPERIENCED MINOR BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. PATIENT REPORTS ELECTROCUTED WHEN ATTACHING 2 PLUGS TOGETHER. SUPERFICIAL BURN NEAR THE MEDIAL PART OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER AND ON THE MEDIAL RIGHT THUMB. DX: ELECTROCUTION
Date: 12/3/2025
Category: lighting and electrical equipment
Product: EXTENSION CORDS
Products involved: POWER SAWS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED; EXTENSION CORDS
Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Body part: All Parts Body
Location: Not Recorded