Incident date: 2016-10-03
NAICS industry code: 332311

An employee was operating a power saw from his knees and was cutting a pallet to discard. The power saw kicked back and part of the blade cut the employee's right leg above the knee, causing a deep laceration. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate