Incident date: 2018-07-13
NAICS industry code: 238110

On July 13, 2018, an employee was cutting the top of a concrete wall with a gas-powered handsaw. The saw kicked back, striking and lacerating the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate