Incident date: 2017-07-17
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee opened an electrical switching cubicle with 7,200-volt electrical lines to repair a dead line. He lost his footing and fell forward into the electrical switching cubicle, making contact with the energized electrical lines. He received electrical burns to his left arm and left knee, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate