Incident date: 2024-03-25
NAICS industry code: 221119

An employee was installing personal protective grounds at a substation when their hand contacted the end of the ground that was not energized, but induced voltage was created by wind and shocked them. This resulted in a burn on their thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate