Incident date: 2015-04-06
NAICS industry code: 237130

Employees were changing out old aluminum electrical cables and replacing them with new cables.  The cables were in conduit.  The cable to be removed was de-energized.  The employee cut an energized cable and received burns on his right cheek from the resulting electrical arc flash.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Cheek(s)
severity: moderate