Incident date: 2021-06-25
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was directing the operator of a digger derrick in placing a wooden utility pole in the ground when the insulated boom of the digger derrick contacted an overhead powerline and the employee's leg contacted the energized utility pole, resulting in third degree burns to his knee and foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and knee(s)
severity: moderate