Incident date: 2019-09-26
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was cutting a 2-by-4 with a circular saw. The saw kicked back out of the cut, causing the blade to cut through the employee's glove, cut the back of the employee's left hand/thumb, and broke the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate