Incident date: 2021-03-24
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was working on an electrical switchgear with two other employees. The switchgear was energized and an arc flash caused third degree burns to the employee's hand. The hand was surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high