Incident date: 2019-02-17
NAICS industry code: 237210

An employee was cutting a ductile pipe with a gas-powered chop saw. The saw kicked back and its blade lacerated the employee's chest. The employee 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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate