Incident date: 2024-08-27
NAICS industry code: 238210

Two employees were adding wire pull boxes to two empty conduits. Employee 1 loosened a coupling on a conduit and opened it to check if it was empty. Wires were visible, so the employee went to close the conduit again. Wires in the conduit became pinched and a wire's insulated jacket was damaged. Electricity in the wire (277 volts), grounded out through employee 1 and he was unable to let go of the conduit. Employee 2 pulled employee 1 away and was also shocked. Both employees were hospitalized for electrical shock.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Electrical wiring building or machine
code_nature: title: Electrocution, electric shock
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: low