Incident date: 2016-07-15
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was installing insulation in a control panel. When he grounded two wires together an arc flash occurred and the employee's face and hands were burned. Another employee who was standing nearby observing the first employee's work on the control panel was also burned on his face and arms. They were both admitted to the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: low