Incident date: 2021-08-09
NAICS industry code: 237130

During a rewiring operation, an employee was repositioning wire lying on the ground. The new wire contacted an energized phase and the employee suffered burns to the lower torso, left leg, and left foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate