Incident date: 2022-10-02
NAICS industry code: 238210

On October 2, 2022, an employee was helping to check a switching cabinet and determined that it needed to be replaced. While the employee was talking to a crew member next to the switching cabinet, an arc flash occurred, causing a second-degree burn to her left arm and a burn to the side of her face. She was admitted to the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate