Incident date: 2016-07-14
NAICS industry code: 238140

On or about July 14, 2016, an employee was performing a vertical cut in a concrete wall using a gas-powered masonry cut-off saw when the saw kicked back, lacerating the employee's chest.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate