Incident date: 2025-08-27
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was using an aerial lift truck to work aloft on overhead powerline equipment. He taking a measurement on the bottom side of the cutouts when he made contact with the energized high side of a cutout. He suffered a third-degree burn to the right hand and 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: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate