Incident date: 2021-04-06
NAICS industry code: 221122

A lineman was in a bucket trying to pull the powerline when it got caught in a tree limb. The powerline then came in contact with an energized line, causing an employee on the ground that was in contact with the tail end of the line to receive an electrical shock/burn.

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: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate