Incident date: 2017-11-29
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was removing a ground from a power transmission line when either the line struck the employee or he grabbed the line from the hot stick. He received fourth degree electrical burns on his leg, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate