Incident date: 2024-05-23
NAICS industry code: 541320

At 1:50 PM on 5/23/2024, an employee was sharpening a saw on a chipper when a bucket truck struck overhead primary wires and the chipper became energized. The employee sustained electrical shock requiring hospitalization.

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