Incident date: 2021-10-26
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was using a side saw to remove rotten siding from a residential property when the saw blade bound and kicked back, hitting him in the left arm and causing lacerations.

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: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate