Incident date: 2024-10-29
NAICS industry code: 321219

An employee was swapping motor leads to change the rotation on a river well pump motor when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their hands and forearms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Pumps  except oil well
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate