Incident date: 2019-07-02
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was using fish tape to retrieve a broken rope that had been used to pull wires from a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree burns to the arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate