Incident date: 2018-08-23
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was installing new breaker hardware in existing panels. While the employee was wiring the hardware, crossed phases caused an arc flash. The employee suffered severe burns to his face, neck, and both arms and was hospitalized. The hardware was not shut down or locked out at the time of the incident.

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