Incident date: 2019-10-09
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was cutting a concrete header using a handheld concrete saw with a 14-inch blade. The saw blade hit the rebar, kicked back, and cut the employee under the left 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: Upper extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate