Incident date: 2023-08-28
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was replacing a ballast on a light fixture when they contacted live voltage. The employee was shocked, causing him to fall off the ladder. The employee was hospitalized for electrical shock and thermal injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Lamps, light fixtures
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate