Incident date: 2016-12-17
NAICS industry code: 541990

An employee volunteered to help a duty crew repair a downed power pole. The powerline was grounded and open during pole erection and rehanging of the wire. The employee went to energize the transformer and measure the stinger when he contacted the energized wire, sustaining burns to both hands and a dislocated shoulder. He was hospitalized and required surgery. 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: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate