Incident date: 2018-11-26
NAICS industry code: 115112

An employee stepped out of a scissor lift onto a roof that was approximately 11 feet above ground. A second employee was handing the first employee a piece of 14-foot metal trim when a gust of wind swung the metal trim and the first employee into a powerline approximately 15 feet away. The employee suffered an electric shock and second/third degree bilateral arm/leg burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate