Incident date: 2020-03-12
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was cutting a ductile-iron pipe using a gas-powered handheld chop saw. The saw bound up, kicked back, and cut the employee on the right side of the chest.

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