Incident date: 2018-08-06
NAICS industry code: 336611

After performing a welding operation inside of a tank, an employee was exiting the tank when his leg caused a welding lead to short against the side of the tank and an electric arc occurred. His leg was burned, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate