Incident date: 2022-10-27
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was testing current continuity on a 480-volt breaker box when the breaker exploded, resulting in burns to his face, chest, and hands. A second employee was also burned but was not hospitalized.

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