Incident date: 2023-09-30
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was cleaning inside a 13.8kV cabinet when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained third-degree burns to the left hand and thigh. The employee also fell backward from a step stool and sustained a laceration to the back of their head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate