Incident date: 2015-08-29
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming palm branches from an aerial lift/truck when the bucket contacted a 7200V power line. The employee sustained electrical burns on his back and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate