Incident date: 2019-01-14
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee had been doing an infra-red scan of an uncovered electrical switchgear panel (600 volts, 4,000 amp). As the employee replaced the cover on the panel, an arc flash fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's legs, wrist, and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Second degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate