Incident date: 2017-08-16
NAICS industry code: 237130

Several employees were unplugging an electrical cable to install a new switch to a transformer containing 7,200 volts when an arc flash occurred. One employee sustained burns to his left hand and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate