Incident date: 2025-05-23
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was preparing the conductors for the connection in the handhold for a meter main that was under repair. While connecting hot wires, an ungrounded conduction fault occurred, causing an electric arc flash that resulted in burns to the employee's face and eyes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Switchboards, panels, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
severity: moderate