Incident date: 2017-02-04
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on an 8-foot ladder installing a bus duct switch when an electrical arc flash/blast occurred, burning the employee's face and right hand. The employee was also thrown from the ladder, suffering fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate