Incident date: 2019-12-11
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut a pipe when the saw became caught or kicked back and struck the employee's face, causing severe facial lacerations that required hospitalization and stitches.

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