Incident date: 2019-05-09
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was in a manhole when he mis-stepped and lost his balance. His right hand then contacted an energized wire, causing an arc flash that burned his right wrist. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate