Incident date: 2017-01-10
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was attempting to locate an underground conduit by using a fiberglass duct rod with an attached copper wire. The rod came into contact with a ground bar inside a switch gear, causing an electric shock that burned the employee's shoulder and both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate