Incident date: 2016-09-14
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was sizing a 15" piece of reinforced concrete pipe with a cut off saw when the saw kicked back, striking and lacerating the employee's upper left arm. 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: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate