Incident date: 2017-04-12
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was wiring a terminal block inside a breaker control cabinet. The employee repositioned himself inside the cabinet and struck his head on a bolt. After striking his head, the employee fell over and was shocked by a 240 volt AC knife switch resulting in a burn to the back of the neck, a head laceration and an electrical burn to the right thumb and index finger. The employee also sustained right arm numbness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate