Incident date: 2017-11-29
NAICS industry code: 423610

An employee was preparing to perform a load test on a customer's uninterrupted power supply system. The employee was making the final connection between the customer battery system and a string of temporary batteries. Upon attempting connection of the two connectors, an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to both of the employee's hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Electric parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate