Incident date: 2020-08-16
NAICS industry code: 238330

An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood. The wood got jammed inside the saw's guard, and the saw cut the employee's ankle, causing a laceration that required 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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate