Incident date: 2022-07-11
NAICS industry code: 238330

An employee was trying to use a 460-volt floor grinder to prepare a floor surface in a building. While troubleshooting the grinder, there was a malfunction in the plug resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained second or third degree burns to their left hand and "welders flash" to their eyes. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate