Incident date: 2015-07-31
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was changing out a pole-mounted transformer. A wire that the employee touched was still energized by the overhead powerlines. The employee was shocked by 7200K volts, suffering electrical burns to both hands and memory loss and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate