Incident date: 2018-09-26
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was cutting a 6-foot pipe with a chop saw when the blade kicked back, hitting the employee in the face.

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: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate