Incident date: 2022-03-24
NAICS industry code: 335929

An employee was in a bucket installing a fiber optic line. An insulator 4 feet above the employee broke, causing the primary electric line to come loose and fall on him. He suffered third-degree electrical burns to the back, chest, arms, and hands. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate