Incident date: 2020-03-21
NAICS industry code: 221122

Two employees were checking secondary voltage in a pad-mounted transformer. One of the employees was holding a voltmeter while the other held its test probes. A test probe was pulled out of the second employee's hand and made contact with an energized device. This energized the voltmeter the first employee was holding, burning his left hand, left shoulder, and both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate