Incident date: 2018-01-11
NAICS industry code: 611310

Employee one was electrically testing a 250-amp fuse to verify de-energization with test leads, while a second employee was holding a multi-meter. Employee one tested the probes above the fuse switch on the switch assembly, which was still energized at the time, and an arc blast occurred. Both employees received electric shocks. One employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate