Incident date: 2022-11-16
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was up in the bucket of a truck in order to move a connecter on a power line that was being repaired. The employee was between the neutral line and one of the primary lines when he received an electrical shock, resulting in the amputation of his left arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: high