Incident date: 2025-06-03
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was using a reciprocating saw to shorten a piece of 1 -inch PVC pipe when the blade became caught in a bind, causing it to kick back out of the cut. The blade landed on the top of his left hand, lacerating it. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate