Incident date: 2023-03-22
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was cutting a copper pipe when his thumb was caught in the handheld pipe saw. The employee sustained a laceration and possible fracture.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate