Incident date: 2023-07-23
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was performing electrical testing on a 5-kV electrical switch when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained burns to the hands and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate