Incident date: 2018-08-21
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was saw-cutting a concrete slab with an electric flat saw powered by a generator. The electrical cord was being run through an open doorway. A doorstop was holding the door open. Someone removed the doorstop, and the cord was crushed and shorted out, energizing the saw. When the employee touched the saw, he sustained an electrical shock to the right arm and torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate