Incident date: 2016-12-01
NAICS industry code: 221115

While working inside an articulating boom lift, an employee came in contact with a live, 34,500-volt knife switch. The employee suffered an electrical shock and burns, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate