Incident date: 2024-05-08
NAICS industry code: 335313

An employee was using a 600-volt multimeter to take a measurement on one of the three 34kV phases to help with assembling and installing fuses into a switchgear when an arc flash/blast occurred. They sustained second-degree burns to the face and hands and a dislocated shoulder. The employee was not wearing PPE at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Switchboards, panels, fuses
code_nature: title: Soft tissue injuries and burns
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate