Incident date: 2019-07-11
NAICS industry code: 238110

Two employees were cutting a concrete wall with a chop saw. The blade got stuck within the cut and the saw kicked back, cutting both employees on the leg. One employee received stitches and was not hospitalized. The other employee had to have surgery on the right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate