Incident date: 2022-02-15
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was cutting a length of PVC pipe with a gas-powered saw. The saw blade failed causing the saw to kick back and hit the operator in the chest. The employee sustained a 2-by-6 inch long cut to his chest requiring hospitalization to repair tendons.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate