Incident date: 2016-09-13
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was connecting the top half of a meter to a pole when a tool he was using contacted the neutral wire, causing an arc flash that burned his face. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Electric parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate