Incident date: 2024-12-13
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was preparing formwork for the next task. He cut a 2 x 4 with a circular saw and then placed the saw on the side of a wooden sawhorse. He then walked around the sawhorse and contacted the still-moving blade. The employee sustained a laceration above the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate