Incident date: 2017-08-23
NAICS industry code: 488320

Two employees were working on a barge near a dock. They were receiving steel plates from the pier using a shore crane when they were struck by lightning. Both were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Lightning
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: low