Incident date: 2024-08-21
NAICS industry code: 332999

On August 21, 2024, an employee was removing the arc flash blade on a furnace's secondary phase A arm. The phase A side was unpowered, but at approximately 1:48 p.m. the plant lost power, causing an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized with fourth-degree burns on his arms, as well as burns on his face and thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Forging machinery
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate