Incident date: 2021-07-06
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was standing next to a truck and trailer while poles were being loaded onto the trailer. The equipment struck an overhead powerline and electricity traveled through the equipment and through the employee, resulting in burns to his right thigh and both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate