Incident date: 2016-08-23
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was installing new utility lines. While cutting through an abandoned electrical line, he struck a live line and was shocked and burned, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate