Incident date: 2021-02-23
NAICS industry code: 321214

On February 23, 2021, an employee was attempting to clean/remove cardboard from a block saw when the saw's rotating blade lacerated his forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate