Incident date: 2024-12-18
NAICS industry code: 322299

On December 18, 2024, an employee was retrieving a cut block of wood from a table saw when they stepped on the foot pedal and the saw activated, resulting in amputation of their left index finger to the second knuckle. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Stationary saws  table
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high