Incident date: 2016-06-06
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was using a chop saw to cut an 8-inch, old clay pipe to replace it with a PVC sewer pipe. The saw kicked back and the blade went through the employee's face shield, lacerating his skin from his right chin to his right ear. He 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: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate