Incident date: 2018-07-13
NAICS industry code: 238210

A lineman was working on a switch from a bucket, covering electrical power lines with blankets and sleeves. As he reached for a jumper, his sweat-soaked shirt touched a hot jumper at the right arm while his left sleeve touched the switch bracket. A flash occurred, and he suffered first- and second-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate