Incident date: 2019-01-08
NAICS industry code: 517919

An employee was working from an aerial lift to replace telecommunication lines. He lifted the telecommunication line onto his shoulder to get a lashing machine out of a tree. An employee on the ground pulled the lashing line and caused it to come into contact with an overhead power line. The employee in the lift was shocked, resulting in an amputation of his left arm from the elbow down.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: high