Incident date: 2019-06-14
NAICS industry code: 221122

On 6/14/2019, an employee was watching an apprentice lineman perform work. The employee took control of the work from the apprentice lineman, and grabbed the base of the utility pole. The pole came within proximity of a 69 KV line and an arc occurred, energizing the utility pole. The inside of the employee's right forearm contacted the pole at the time it became energized. The employee suffered superficial burns to the right forearm (just above the glove cuff) beneath the elbow, and burns to both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate