Incident date: 2025-07-21
NAICS industry code: 238110

On July 21, 2025, during the pouring of a concrete apron intended to connect property to a highway, an employee was using a bull float on an aluminum pole. They lifted the the pole and it made contact with an active power line. The employee sustained an electrical shock, burns to the hands, and electric current-induced amputation of six toes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high