Incident date: 2024-07-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was in the bucket of a boom-truck that was elevated directly under powerlines. The employee was installing fiber optic lines when a powerline insulator failed/broke, which allowed a powerline to make contact with the employee who sustained electrical burns to the back and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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  any degree
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate