Incident date: 2015-08-18
NAICS industry code: 221118

On 8-18-2015, at about 8:40 a.m., three employees were de-energizing and locking out a 480 VAC circuit breaker. The breaker did not open properly. When the cubicle door was opened, an arc flash occurred, injuring the first employee with 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his face, arm, and chest. Another employee had no injuries, and the last suffered minor burns to the face and arms. The first employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate