Incident date: 2016-04-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was working with a screwdriver to remove a screw from a 480-volt circuit breaker when he hit an energized switchboard. An arc flash occurred, burning the employee's face and arm and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate