Incident date: 2023-09-08
NAICS industry code: 238210

The injured employee was holding a rotation tester while another employee was testing phases on a transformer. The rotation tester shorted the two phases and an arc flash occurred. The injured employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to both hands and second-degree burns to the face and upper body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree electrical burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate