Incident date: 2025-03-03
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was cutting rebar with a powered hand saw (10-inch diameter blade) when it kicked back and lacerated the right side of their neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate