Incident date: 2020-08-05
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was cutting wood on a straight line rip saw when a piece of the scrap wood was ejected from the cutting area and impaled the employee's upper left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate