Incident date: 2020-02-11
NAICS industry code: 111219

On February 11, 2020, an employee was using a handheld circular saw to cut a plastic barrel when the saw slipped and struck the employee's left leg above the knee, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate