Incident date: 2025-03-24
NAICS industry code: 238210

On March 24, 2025, an employee was in an aerial bucket pulling a fiber optic internet cable through tree limbs from a residence to the communication pole. The employee contacted energized power lines and sustained electrical burns to both palms and knuckles and burns to his left forearm.

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: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate