Siemens healthcare was informed on (b)(6) 2017 that a site technologist was injured by electrical shock when trying to reset a tripped breaker of a siemens ct system.Reportedly, the hospital experienced a general electrical blackout that caused the breaker to trip and the issue was found during restart of the ct system.The technologist, whom was not authorized to open the ct control cabinet, was setting the breaker when they touched an electronic part inside the cabinet with their other hand and received a shock.It is reported that the technologist was injured with a burn mark on a fingertip and was admitted into the hospital to be monitored for two days, during which no further impact was detected.According to a status update, the technologist has no further injuries and is back to normal work.
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