Incident date: 2025-04-16
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming trees using an extension ladder. When he moved the ladder, it contacted overhead power lines and the employee received an electric shock. The employee also sustained third-degree burns to the hands and feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate