Incident date: 2024-05-13
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was operating a demolition saw to cut into a 6-inch ductile water main pipe for a new water connection in a trench. The pipe shifted, causing the saw to kick back and strike the employee, resulting in a 6-inch laceration to their right arm bicep/shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate