Incident date: 2022-02-22
NAICS industry code: 237130

A crew was installing new facilities next to an existing sub-station in a high voltage switch-yard. After the new component was placed on its pedestal, an employee began to install a bolt and received an electric shock to his hand due to induced voltage the new equipment picked up from the existing energized equipment that was approximately 25 feet away. The employee's right hand was injured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate