Incident date: 2015-10-09
NAICS industry code: 562213

An employee was closing a 480 volt disconnect switch when it arc flashed and caused third degree burns to the right hand and first degree burns to the face.

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