Incident date: 2024-07-16
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was clearing the clean-up chain with a stick when he fell backward into the cut-off saw area. His arm struck against the saw, resulting in severe lacerations. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate