Incident date: 2016-07-12
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a chop saw to cut a granite curb. When he set the saw down, the blade was still rotating and made contact with the curb. The saw then kicked back and struck the employee in the right shoulder and forearm, slicing his skin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate