Incident date: 2018-11-28
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was hand-tightening a ground cable in an electrical switchgear enclosure. A fault between two phases above the isolated work area caused an arc flash, and the employee suffered burns to the right side of the face and the backs of both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate