Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was installing trip savors on an electrical line (13,200 volts) from an aerial lift when he attempted to tighten a bolt on a switch bracket using a cordless drill. An arc flash then occurred, resulting in second degree burns to both of his hands. He was hospitalized. Rubber gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate