Incident date: 2018-09-21
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was cutting a chamfer on the edge of the concrete curb with a cut-off saw. The curb broke and pinched the blade which caused the cut-off saw to kick back and cut the employee's shoulder/armpit area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate