Incident date: 2022-08-29
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was wiring light fixtures on a 277-volt circuit when the circuit was re-energized shocking the employee. The employee suffered burns on their right index and ring fingers and was hospitalized. The lighting system was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Lamps, light fixtures
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate