Incident date: 2018-10-03
NAICS industry code: 541512

An employee was kneeling down, working on a dead panel box, when an arc flash and explosion occurred in the adjoining panel. The employee suffered burns to the face and arms and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate