Incident date: 2017-09-23
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was working on a rig site when a thunderstorm struck the area. Because of extremely high winds, the rig was shut down and everyone was told to go to the muster area. A trailer turned over on its side and struck an electrical line at the muster area, energizing the trailer. When the employee reached the muster point, he contacted the trailer and was electrocuted, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate