Incident date: 2021-12-29
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was on the ground working on a de-energized-by-design pole guy wire. The guy wire became energized by an overhead electric source. The employee sustained electric burns to their left hand and right knee and was hospitalized for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate