Incident date: 2022-10-19
NAICS industry code: 561710

An employee was using a brush pole to clean the eaves at a residence and to apply pesticides. The employee's pole came in contact with the electrical lines, causing the employee to receive an electric shock. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate