Incident date: 2019-03-14
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut an 8-inch pipe for a water main when the saw kicked back and struck the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with multiple lacerations.

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: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate