Incident date: 2015-11-09
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was helping a coworker re-energize a fire pump. There was a very loud bang, and the employee was struck in the middle of his back by an electric charge from the casualty power biscuit for the fire pump, which was behind him. A hole was burned through his shirt and there was a 2.5- to 3-inch circular black mark on his bare skin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate