Incident date: 2015-04-22
NAICS industry code: 236210

The employee was tasked with cleaning insulators inside a transformer rectifier set.  The employee reached inside the cabinet with a rag that had a mixture of vinegar and water on it to clean the insulator.  An electrical arc struck the fingers of his left hand.  The voltage is 307 volts and the amperage is unknown.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate