Incident date: 2024-04-18
NAICS industry code: 238210

On April 18, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., in the interstitial space in the attic at a customer location, an electrical apprentice was investigating a potentially damaged  electrical conduit/fitting when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized and treated for first- and second-degree burns to the face and neck, and second- and third-degree burns on the right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Electrical wiring building or machine
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate