Incident date: 2024-08-27
NAICS industry code: 321912

An employee was changing the saw band and guide blocks on the resaw at the end of a shift. As the employee reached to change the guide block on the right side, they contacted the power cable for the photo eye and sustained a 110-volt shock from an exposed wire. The employee was shocked under their arm and on the right side of the body and sustained a burn.

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 and electrocution
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate