Incident date: 2022-02-15
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was working on the roof and cutting an angle on a piece of laminated veneer lumber. The saw became stuck, and when the employee attempted to undo the jam, he sustained a laceration between the thumb and wrist on his left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-power not determined
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate