Incident date: 2019-08-22
NAICS industry code: 321912

An employee was attempting to clear a piece of wood stuck under the guard of a cabinet defect saw. The saw activated and amputated the right middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.

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