Incident date: 2025-02-18
NAICS industry code: 517311

Employees were working to secure a low-hanging feeder. An employee was elevated in a bucket at a height of approximately 12 feet and was pulling the lashing wire. The lashing wire flipped up and struck the lower phase (120 volts) of power that was 2.4 feet above the feeder and strand. The employee sustained electrical burns to their chest, both hands, and the right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  220 volts or less
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate