Incident date: 2021-08-30
NAICS industry code: 237110

On August 30, 2021, an employee was using a cut-off machine to cut a PVC pipe when his T-shirt got caught between the guard and the blade, pulling the saw back into his right shoulder. The employee suffered a laceration to his right shoulder and lower arm pit area, requiring hospitalization.

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: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate