Incident date: 2025-03-07
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was setting up to test newly installed underground cables before energizing them when an arc flash occurred and the employee sustained an electrical shock. The employee also sustained an entry/exit wound on his right hand between his index and middle fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate