Incident date: 2024-12-03
NAICS industry code: 333210

An employee was cleaning around a circular saw that was equipped with a chainsaw attachment when their right pantleg became caught in the saw attachment. The employee sustained a laceration to their lower leg that required surgery.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate