Incident date: 2023-09-14
NAICS industry code: 332311

An employee was welding the top connection of a new steel column. As he was descending the ladder, he slipped and went to grab the ladder rung when he contacted the welding rod/the machine cables. The employee suffered an electric shock and lost consciousness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate