Incident date: 2016-07-05
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was replacing a 40-foot pole and was installing a lightning arrester when the arrester failed, resulting in second degree flash burns to the left side of his face. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Electric parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate