Incident date: 2018-11-26
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was cutting 2x2 stakes out of 2x4 material with a circular saw. He was making vertical cuts when the cut went through the material and down his right leg, causing an 8- to 10-inch laceration to his lower leg (below the knee and above the ankle) that cut an artery.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate