Incident date: 2025-02-07
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was on a scissor lift, using a nail gun to secure HVAC duct strapping on a steel beam. The employee shot a concrete nail through the strapping and into the beam, resulting in an arc flash that ignited the employee's clothes, the insulation, and the ducting. The employee sustained an electric shock (480 volts); he also received third-degree burns to his neck and second-degree burns to his arms, face, and the back of his head, resulting in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Electric parts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate