Incident date: 2015-07-08
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a circular saw when the cuff of his shirt sleeve got caught in the saw blade, causing it to kick back on him and cut his right forearm. The employee had surgery to repair his arm.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate