Incident date: 2018-10-15
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was working in an excavation to install a new water line. The employee was cutting an existing steel pipe with a cut-off saw when the pipe broke and caused the saw to kick back. The saw blade contacted and lacerated the employee's neck, requiring hospitalization and 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: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate