Incident date: 2020-01-07
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was working on a utility line installing new equipment. The employee was attempting to change the battery on an impact gun when the employee's left hand contacted the tail of the conductor, causing electrical burns to the hand. Gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Batteries other than automotive
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate