Incident date: 2017-10-17
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was doing preventative maintenance at a 480-volt motor control center. He was holding a screwdriver in his hand while tightening connections and cleaning at the line side of the breaker when an arc flash occurred. He suffered second degree burns to both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate