Incident date: 2024-06-06
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was preparing to cut a beam and was removing overhead piping and conduit near a column during demolition work. While removing the overhead busbar (480-volts) with a reciprocating saw, the saw cut into the busbar and an arc flash occurred. The employee was electrocuted and sustained burns to their upper body and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to electric arc
code_source: title: Switchboards, panels, fuses
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate