Incident date: 2018-08-30
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was preparing to service a 69-kilovolt OCB switch. One leg of the switch did not disconnect when the air switch was opened. As the employee grounded the legs of the switch, an arc burned his hands and knocked him to the ground, breaking his ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate