Incident date: 2024-12-11
NAICS industry code: 335999

An employee was walking along an area of ground to survey the location for the replacement of cable and equipment. They tripped on an area of loose soil near the pad mounted electrical distribution cabinet and contacted it. The cabinet was open and exposing interior switches. The employee received burns to both hands and wrists. The employee also went into cardiopulmonary arrest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Ground
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate