Incident date: 2024-07-09
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was preparing to make a repair to a transformer. As the employee laid a rubber blanket on a bushing for protection, a loose connection caused an electrical arc. The employee suffered burns to the shoulder, back, and torso and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate