Incident date: 2016-04-14
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was cutting a branch with a hand saw. The hand saw cut through the branch faster than expected and struck his left hand, lacerating the tendon between his ring and pinky fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate