Incident date: 2019-01-15
NAICS industry code: 238210

While installing utility meters, an employee contacted overhead power lines and sustained burns to their hand and face.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate