Incident date: 2018-05-24
NAICS industry code: 221121

An employee was working from a ladder while performing an electrical evaluation at a substation. An arc flash occurred, causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's hands and arms. The employee also fell about 4 feet from the ladder, sustaining broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Electric parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate