Incident date: 2022-04-26
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was lifting a 20-foot long, metal pole for the meter run in the dog house. The pole touched a live electric line over the doghouse and the employee was shocked. The employee then dropped the pole and fell to the ground. The employee sustained electrical burns on both arms and the front of the torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate