Incident date: 2017-09-18
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was working to cut sewer pipe to a specified size. The employee had cut one side of the pipe with a powered concrete saw and was turning the pipe to cut the opposite side. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate