Incident date: 2021-11-18
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was rearranging markers on a 1,200-volt power line. A mechanical failure in the wire caused the lockout/tagout to fail. The employee sustained burns to both hands and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate