Incident date: 2015-08-22
NAICS industry code: 237990

A demolition saw kicked back on an employee who was cutting railroad tie. The saw hit his opposite shoulder and caused soft tissue damage (blood and nerve damage).

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: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate