Incident date: 2024-07-15
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was vacuum-cleaning a 480-volt HVAC unit. The employee came into contact with an electrically-charged coil heat strip and suffered burns to the left hand and the left side of their forehead, as well as scrapes to their legs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate