Incident date: 2025-05-19
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was cutting plastic pipe with a cut-off saw when it kicked back and struck him in the chest, resulting in a laceration that required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Chest  unspecified
severity: moderate