Incident date: 2016-07-12
NAICS industry code: 238910

On or about July 12, 2016, an employee was hospitalized after receiving a severe laceration to the left armpit from a dragon saw. As the employee went to set the dragon saw onto the ground with one hand, the saw was activated and jumped striking the employee under  the 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: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate