Incident date: 2016-12-05
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was installing rubber protection (hoses and blankets) on a 13.2-KV powerline when an arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to his upper right back and left upper leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate