Incident date: 2022-02-22
NAICS industry code: 236210

On February 22, 2022, an employee was preparing to remove electrical switches on the south wall of a work area. The employee was working on a 4-foot step ladder and using a grinder with a cutting disk. The employee cut into a conduit containing live wires, which caused an arc flash. The employee sustained electrical shock and burns on his face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Electrical wiring-building
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate