Incident date: 2024-07-23
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was cutting an 8-inch water pipe when the demolition saw blade became wedged. The employee was freeing the blade when they fell and sustained a severe laceration to their face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate