Incident date: 2024-06-17
NAICS industry code: 423440

An employee was on top of a railcar and was using a rod to push out some resin that had become lodged inside of the car. When he lifted the rod, it contacted a live, overhead wire and he was electrocuted. The employee sustained burns to 12-20 percent of their body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  unspecified
severity: moderate