Incident date: 2024-10-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was removing a jumper from the center phase of a de-energized transmission line. When the jumper was removed, the induction current on the line (induced by nearby energized transmission lines) entered the employee's left hand and exited through his left hip area. The employee was hospitalized with burn wounds to left hand and  lower right abdomen, as well as a compression fracture to his T5, T6, and T7 vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate