Incident date: 2021-05-08
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee installed two 30-amp bus plugs and a 200-amp bus plug. While drilling through the cabinet with a hole saw to install conduit, the hole saw made contact with two phases of the bus, causing an arc flash/blast. The employee sustained electrical burns to the torso, arms, and head.

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