Incident date: 2019-05-28
NAICS industry code: 221122

An arc flash occurred while an elbow was being removed from a transformer, and an employee suffered third-degree burns on the face, hands, and belly. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate