Incident date: 2021-10-19
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was cutting a vertical board with a portable cut-off saw when something got caught in the saw and pulled the saw away from the employee. The blade struck the employee's left shin, resulting in a laceration.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate