Incident date: 2019-08-02
NAICS industry code: 238150

An employee was descending in an aerial lift when his right shoulder made contact with an energized power line (138, 000 volts, about 25 feet from the ground). He suffered burns from the right side of his neck to his pelvis and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate