Incident date: 2017-07-13
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was performing an electrical study. While he was taking a fluke meter reading on the building's main switch gear (1600A, 480V 3 phase), an arc flash occurred and the fluke meter blew up in his hands. He suffered second degree burns to the hands, arms, neck, face, and eyes, requiring hospitalization. PPE was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate