Incident date: 2018-10-11
NAICS industry code: 562998

On October 11, 2018, an employee was using a handheld, gasoline-powered cutoff saw to cut aluminum material for recycling. The saw kicked back and struck the employee's face, causing laceration and fracture injuries. The employee was hospitalized. The hard hat's face shield was not in place at the time of the incident.

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: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate