Incident date: 2020-05-21
NAICS industry code: 926130

An employee was cutting concrete form stakes out of 2"x6" lumber laying on a couple of sawhorses. There was a nail embedded in a 2"x6" that caused the saw to bounce when he cut into it. The saw bounced down onto his right leg, cutting his right inner thigh and requiring 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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate