Incident date: 2017-03-06
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was inside an M-Starter cabinet mounting a bracket to the back panel using a cordless drill. Energized wires were located outside the cabinet along the back panel and an arc flash occurred. The employee received burns to both hands, wrists, and arms and the face.

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