Incident date: 2015-12-17
NAICS industry code: 221122

A lineman in a bucket truck was removing a dead insulator. Something hanging down from the basket contacted a live line below. The employee suffered electrical burns to the hands and thighs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate