Incident date: 2016-05-27
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was hospitalized with a severe laceration to his arm when a saw blade kicked back while cutting pipe.

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