Incident date: 2025-02-25
NAICS industry code: 236220

A carpenter placed a 2 x 4 on a sawhorse table and was using a battery-powered circular saw to cut concrete forming stakes. He was holding the 2 x 4 with his left hand when the saw cut his left index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate