Incident date: 2023-12-01
NAICS industry code: 221122

Two employees were checking electrical reclosers. During the testing, an energized bushing came into contact with one of the employees, touching his left bicep and the top of his chest on the left side and causing a shock and a burn. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate