Incident date: 2023-10-30
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was part of a crew that was servicing a power line. The employee was in a bucket truck when he contacted the 7,200-volt power line. The electricity entered through one hand and exited the other, causing several electrical burns. The employee was not wearing proper personal protective equipment at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate