Incident date: 2023-09-06
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was welding clips onto the end of the bridging of a wall, then installing bolts through the clips to the wall. As the employee lowered his rod holder down into the lift basket, the rod contacted the basket and energized it. As the employee leaned forward, they contacted the basket and grounded joist, resulting in first- and second-degree electrical burns to the stomach, back, and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate