Incident date: 2024-11-11
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was drilling a hole into a transformer when an arc flash occurred and he was thrown approximately 3 feet. The employee suffered burns to his face, right hand, and left index finger. The transformer was not de-energized at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate