Incident date: 2018-12-05
NAICS industry code: 238910

Two employees were at a roadside, digging pole holes using hydro pressure. The boom on a truck got close to electrical lines, which arced; the employees were shocked. Both were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: low