Incident date: 2020-03-04
NAICS industry code: 238210

On March 4, 2020, a lineman was transferring #6 copper wire from an old pole to a new pole while on an aerial lift (30 feet above the ground). He was using a MAC (used as a temporary jumper wire) when a live #6 copper wire at the other end of the MAC touched his left thigh and right elbow, which completed the circuit, causing contact burns to his left thigh and right elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate