Incident date: 2025-05-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

The injured employee was on a ladder troubleshooting lights in the coal hole and handled a live wire, causing full body electrocution. A fellow employee broke the electrical contact/circuit by knocking him off the ladder. The injured employee fell 3 feet and suffered skull and rib fractures and a laceration. The employee's hands were burned from electrical shock.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate