Incident date: 2025-07-23
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was sawing cable on the ground using a handheld concrete saw. The saw blade caught on the cable and jumped, striking and lacerating the employee's left calf.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate