Incident date: 2022-06-20
NAICS industry code: 321213

An employee was using a 10-inch circular saw to cut a 5-inch thick southern pine beam. The beam pinched and the saw kicked back lacerating the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate