Incident date: 2023-10-15
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee had just completed jeeping a section of 36-inch steel pipe with a holiday detector. The employee turned the holiday detector off and attempted to remove the spring. After he grabbed the spring, his forearm accidentally turned the machine back on, causing a tingle to his left hand. He began to feel unwell toward the end of the workday and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate