Incident date: 2022-06-16
NAICS industry code: 541350

An employee was using a carbon fiber pole to inspect a roof. The pole connected with electrical wires and the employee was shocked. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the arms, back, legs and feet.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate