Incident date: 2018-07-25
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was aloft in an insulated bucket, freeing an unpowered secondary wire from a snag in a tree. His shoulder touched the primary wire above him, causing electricity to pass through his left arm and exit through his left hand. He sustained third degree burns to the left shoulder and had exit wounds on his thumb area and between his ring and middle fingers. Personal protective equipment was not being worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate