Incident date: 2016-06-11
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was taking electric breakers and wires out of a live electrical panel. One of the stingers from a bus bar dropped down after breaking a set screw, causing a cross phase and starting an arc flash. The employee fell to the ground and suffered burns to the eyes, face, and left forearm.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate