Incident date: 2018-06-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

Emergency work crews were dispatched to an area that had lost power. An employee was climbing a pole to repair a powerline that he thought was de-energized when he came into contact with an energized line. He suffered first degree burns on his left hand and third degree burns on his left thigh, requiring hospitalization. Electrical insulating gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct 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