Incident date: 2020-03-06
NAICS industry code: 238210

On March 6, 2020, an electrician in a mechanical room was disconnecting wires that feed to the fire alarm pump, to replace it. The power company arrived to perform the power shutdown and told the electrician that he could flip the breaker. Afterwards, he disconnected the wiring and the breaker arc flashed, causing second and third degree burns to his face and hands. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate