Incident date: 2019-07-02
NAICS industry code: 331111

An employee was operating a table saw to make cuts on a die holder (16-18 inches L, 4x4 wood) when his fingers made contact with the rotating blade. The employee suffered a complete amputation of the left ring finger and a partial thumb amputation (to the first knuckle).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high