Incident date: 2018-06-30
NAICS industry code: 237110

At about 11:20 a.m. on June 30, 2018, an employee was operating a paving machine when a 7,200-volt uninsulated power line arced to a tandem truck, which then arced to the paving machine. The employee was shocked while touching the operator toggle. He was hospitalized, having suffered electrical burns to his left hand and an exit burn on his right foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate