Incident date: 2024-03-28
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee picked up a telescoping pole saw and it struck an overhead power line, resulting in an electrical shock that entered through their hand and exited through their foot, resulting in burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate