Incident date: 2021-12-17
NAICS industry code: 326122

On December 17, 2021, two employees were working together to cut a pipe. Employee 1 was operating the saw and employee 2 was standing behind the cutting operation to assist. Employee 1 moved the saw to the side and the blade contacted employee 2's arm. Employee 2 was hospitalized with a laceration, and surgery was needed to remove plastic embedded in their arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate