Incident date: 2016-05-18
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was using a saw to cut an 8-inch PVC fire-waster line pipe when the pipe moved, causing the saw to kick back and lacerate the left side of the employee's chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Cutting handtools-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate