Incident date: 2024-09-17
NAICS industry code: 323110

An employee opened a 480-volt breaker box and reached inside the breaker box when an uninsulated tool came in contact with one of the legs, causing him to be electrocuted. The employee's arm also got caught on the box, resulting in breaks to both bones in the forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, panels, fuses
code_nature: title: Severe wounds, internal injuries and electrocution, electric shock
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate