Incident date: 2019-08-22
NAICS industry code: 237130

An overhead lineman was elevated in a bucket while removing the rubber cover from a primary power line. An arc flash caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's stomach and the area under the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate