Incident date: 2018-03-23
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was working within the cubicle of a primary switch when an energized buss (approximately 13,200 volts) arced and caused a flash fire. The flash fire burned his left arm between his shoulder and elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate