Incident date: 2022-11-04
NAICS industry code: 238990

On November 4, 2022, at approximately 2:00 PM, an employee was in a truck-mounted aerial lift obtaining measurements of a sign. A gust of wind blew the tape measure into the overhead powerline, causing the employee to sustain electrical burns to the left fingers and palm and the left shoulder. The employee also sustained lacerations to the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Rulers, tape measures
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate