Incident date: 2018-11-01
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was demolishing an abandoned pipeline in a trench, about 5 feet deep, using a demolition saw. He lost balance and the saw cut into his left forearm above the wrist, possibly cutting or nicking tendons. He was hospitalized.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate