Incident date: 2025-04-09
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was climbing a utility pole to conduct maintenance work and made contact with the electrical line. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock with burns to his right hand and wrist. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate