Incident date: 2015-12-08
NAICS industry code: 238990

On December 7, 2015, an employee received an electrical shock when the steel cables attached to the spider basket in which the employee was working contacted an overhead power line. The employee suffered electrical burns to the right hand and stomach and the amputation of his right arm just below the elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: high