Incident date: 2022-07-13
NAICS industry code: 326130

An employee was preparing to assess the location of an air leak on a saw. As the employee was exiting the bottom of the saw, the saw carriage went back to the home position, striking the employee's back. The employee sustained four broken ribs and required stitches on his left side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate