Incident date: 2020-06-02
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was brooming concrete on the third level of a parking garage under construction. The handle of the broom came into contact with overhead power lines. The employee suffered electrical burns to both hands and was hospitalized.

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