Incident date: 2020-12-19
NAICS industry code: 221115

An employee was inspecting the doghouse panels for the backsides of breakers in a doghouse. An arc flash burned both the employee's hands, causing a large cauterized laceration to the right hand. Both hands were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high