Incident date: 2015-12-16
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was operating a cut-off saw and the wheel of the cut-off saw exploded and kicked back injuring the worker.  The worker was hospitalized with a deep laceration to the chest and a chipped collarbone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Saw blades-unattached
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate