Incident date: 2022-06-16
NAICS industry code: 811192

While performing an hourly operational check, an employee noticed a blower was not running. The employee went into the equipment room, opened the motor control center (MCC) and reset the circuit breaker inside the MCC to restart the blower. An arc flash occurred, causing  burns to the left side of his face and ear, second degree burns to his left hand, and third degree burns to his left arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate