Incident date: 2023-07-19
NAICS industry code: 561710

After applying pest control chemicals, an employee was reeling in the hose on their truck when lightning struck the motor on the truck. The lightning traveled though the hose and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with tingling in their left arm and tightness in their chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate