Incident date: 2024-07-02
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was on the ground running the screed on a paver when the dump truck attached to the paver contacted 46-kV power lines and the employee suffered an electrical shock. The employee sustained second- and third-degree electrical burns on their right hand and both feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Electrical burns and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: high