Incident date: 2024-03-07
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was cutting a waterline pipe when their saw kicked back and struck them in the jaw, fracturing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate