Incident date: 2016-09-13
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was in an aerial bucket, trimming trees to get to a communication cable. As he moved the bucket, it touched the powerline, resulting in an electrical shock. He suffered severe burns to both arms and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate