Incident date: 2016-05-24
NAICS industry code: 327991

An employee was cutting wood with a hand-held electric saw when the saw slipped and severely lacerated the employee's upper left leg. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate