Incident date: 2022-10-20
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was replacing fuses in a bus duct disconnect switch in preparation to return an overhead crane to service. When inserting the B phase fuse, an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree electrical burns to the face and right arm and was hospitalized.

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