Incident date: 2025-06-28
NAICS industry code: 238210

Three employees were responding to a power outage caused by a recent storm. While climbing a utility pole, an employee contacted an electrical component with his left hand, thumb, and index finger, resulting in an electrical shock and probable exposure to an arc flash. The injured employee lost consciousness and was found hanging upside down in his rope harness, requiring resuscitation and resulting in hospitalization.

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