Incident date: 2017-08-19
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was trying to reset an air conditioning system. While troubleshooting the problem, his left index finger came in contact with 270 volts of electricity. He sustained a laceration to his scalp and burns to his left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Air conditioning units
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate