Incident date: 2016-10-19
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee made contact with a live electrical utility wire during construction of a 3 phase line. The energy entered the right hand and exited the left big toe, leaving a 1/2 inch exit wound and causing cardiac arrest.

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