Incident date: 2020-06-10
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee had been performing maintenance on an air compressor. The employee was testing the voltage on the motor control panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was treated for second and third degree burns to the arm and both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate