Incident date: 2019-04-01
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was adjusting/moving an aluminum float during a concrete pour when the 30-foot long float swung outside of construction working limits and contacted a 13,200 volt primary power line. The employee received electrical burns to both palms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate