Incident date: 2019-07-17
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was cutting an 8-inch PVC pipe with a saw. When the saw cut through the pipe, both ends of the pipe came together and pinched the saw's blade. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest. The employee had surgery to clean the wound.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate