Incident date: 2023-01-31
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was removing old wiring on an old fire pump. While relocating wires inside the old switchgear, an employee received an electrical shock. The employee was pulled from the switchgear by a co-worker due to the electrical current holding them to the switchgear. At that time, the employee also received a laceration to his left hand and forearm. The breaker was locked out/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate