Incident date: 2022-04-06
NAICS industry code: 221122

On April 6, 2022, at 1:00 a.m., an employee was performing linework on an overhead powerline. The employee was crimping a neutral lateral jumper when the crimper tool contacted the powerline and an arc flash occurred, resulting in electrical burns to the employee's face and shoulders.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Gripping handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate