Incident date: 2015-05-01
NAICS industry code: 336992

A welder was using a 4 inch handheld carbon tooth cut-off saw to cut an aluminum block off a Bradley vehicle when the saw bounced back and hit him approximately 2 inches above his right knee causing a severe laceration.  The employee was taken to the hospital for surgery to repair the injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate