Incident date: 2015-09-24
NAICS industry code: 423830

On 9/24/15, an employee was doing electrical service work to the motor of a vertical cardboard baler. The power to the motor was not turned off at the time. He received an electric shock when he grabbed the live 208 power cord and sustained burns to his hands, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
code_source: title: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
code_nature: title: Electrical burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate