Incident date: 2017-08-24
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee was operating a backpack vacuum cleaner when the vacuum's power cord was severed, causing an electrical spark that shocked his left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
code_source: title: Vacuum cleaners
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate