Incident date: 2023-06-26
NAICS industry code: 337122

An employee was using a miter saw to cut wooden corner blocks. The employee placed his left hand on the wood to brace it and the blade contacted his finger, resulting in a partial amputation of his left thumb and a laceration to his left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high