Incident date: 2016-04-14
NAICS industry code: 237130

On 4-14-2016, at 12:15 p.m., two employees were dispatched to trench, lay cable, and connect service to an underground pedestal. During the installation, the first employee fell on the second employee, who was preparing the wire to be installed in the pedestal's energized bar. The first employee's left arm made contact with the energized 120-volt bar and was electrocuted. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
code_source: title: Electric parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate