Incident date: 2024-12-09
NAICS industry code: 921190

On December 9, 2024, an employee was working on a 69-kilovolt electrical line. When the employee opened a switch, an electrical arc energized the pipework connecting to the switch handle. The employee was shocked, suffering entry burns on the fingers of both hands and an exit burn on the right foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Hands and feet
severity: moderate