Incident date: 2015-09-23
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was holding onto a braided chocker line (wire) that was wrapped around pipes being installed in a manhole by a backhoe. The backhoe came in contact with a live electrical line, and the employee received burns to his right hand and shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate