Incident date: 2025-06-27
NAICS industry code: 238220

An excavator was digging an excavation for a water main break. The excavator exposed a power line while digging and electrical current went through the excavator and into the operator. The employee sustained an electrical shock and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrocution, electric shock
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate