Incident date: 2024-04-04
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was hooking an underground cable locater machine to the centric neutral on a primary underground cable (14,400V) when an arc flash occurred. This resulted in burns to his right arm, abdomen, and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate