Incident date: 2024-02-06
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was removing a wire from a panel. Something inside the panel made contact with an energized busway, causing an arc flash. An employee suffered burns to the neck and stomach, as well as burns to the right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Electric parts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate