Incident date: 2021-10-22
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee operating a tree trimming truck was trying to pull another tree trimming truck out of the mud. The employee got out of his truck to attach a winch to the stuck truck when they received an electrical shock from the truck, which was energized by powerlines they were trimming around. The employee suffered severe burns to their legs and arms.

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: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate