Incident date: 2023-10-05
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was handling a 45-foot long rebar for installation on the third floor of a building at a 30-foot elevation. The rebar came into close proximity of a powerline situated 13 feet off the building. The employee sustained electrical burns to his hands from electric discharge, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate