Incident date: 2019-05-15
NAICS industry code: 424910

The injured employee transported chemicals to a field location. A second employee was operating an applicator and drove up to receive the chemicals. The injured employee hooked up the hoses to the applicator. The applicator dropped the spraying arms down and they contacted a power line. The injured employee was shocked and hospitalized for burns to a hand and foot and amputation of the lower left arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Spraying and dusting machinery-agricultural
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: high