Incident date: 2017-09-06
NAICS industry code: 336211

On September 9, 2017, an employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when the saw blade broke. Blade tip fragments flew up and struck the employee's face and neck, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate