Incident date: 2018-01-29
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw when the blade kicked back and he lost control of the saw. The blade then lacerated the fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand, requiring hospitalization.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate