Incident date: 2016-10-10
NAICS industry code: 237310

On October 10, 2016, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was helping to remove a light plant generator from an excavation. A 9-foot chain was attached to telehandler forks and the light plant was lifted from the excavation and transported to a flatbed pickup truck located below a power line. While standing on the ground, the employee used his hand to guide the light plant onto the 4' high flatbed. The telehandler forks made contact with the overhead 7,200-volt line. The employee received second degree burns to his left hand, abdomen, and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate