Incident date: 2018-07-19
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was on the roof of a residential property cutting plywood with a circular saw. The employee lost his footing while operating a circular saw and the saw lacerated his left forearm. The laceration reached the artery and required surgery.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate