Incident date: 2025-04-28
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was in a bucket truck trimming trees from power lines using a hydraulic pole saw. While cutting a tree limb, the limb contacted the power line and the employee's left shoulder, resulting in an electric shock to the shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrocution, electric shock
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate