Incident date: 2020-02-20
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a hole saw to cut a hole in a plywood sheathing to install a toilet flange when the saw became caught and kicked back, striking the employee's leg above the knee. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the lower right thigh.

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: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate