Incident date: 2016-08-30
NAICS industry code: 561790

On August 30, 2016, around 11:30 a.m., an employee went up in an articulating lift to conduct painting activities on a building. He contacted power lines and fell into the basket. The employee was hospitalized for burns on his right arm between his elbow and shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate