Incident date: 2023-09-14
NAICS industry code: 561790

Two employees were working on a 4,160-volt electrical panel. They were testing the voltage when an arc flash occurred. Both employees sustained burns to their hands and wrists and were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: low