Incident date: 2024-10-18
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was installing a 3-inch PVC pipe onto a T-post in the ground to set up overhead powerline flagging. A metal wire contacted the overhead powerline and an arc flash occurred, resulting in burns to both of the employee's hands and feet and the right side of their chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate