Incident date: 2024-03-18
NAICS industry code: 221119

At about 9:35 a.m. on March 18, 2024, an employee was conducting maintenance on a non-operational fan controller in a switchgear room. The employee pulled the controller and began installing a new one. The employee was electrocuted, suffering third-degree burns to the right hand and fingers as well as burns to the right forearm, and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
code_source: title: Electric parts  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate