Incident date: 2020-12-08
NAICS industry code: 237130

On December 8, 2020, a lineman was in the bucket of an aerial lift, using a voltmeter to check the amp readings on the center phase of a power line. The leads came off the voltmeter and touched the bottom phase of the power line. The resulting arc flash caused first-degree burns to the employee's face. He 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: First degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate