Incident date: 2017-07-08
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was using a saw with a masonry blade to cut concrete caps to put on a modular brick wall. When he bent over to make a cut, the saw blade lacerated his left leg, requiring hospitalization.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate