Incident date: 2016-01-14
NAICS industry code: 236118

On January 13, 2016, an employee was cutting cast iron stack with a reciprocating saw when the saw blade snapped. He suffered neck vertebrae injuries and required surgery.

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: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate