Incident date: 2020-10-19
NAICS industry code: 236115

On October 19, 2020, a carpenter was ripping a piece of 2 x 4 lumber with a circular saw when the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left pinky and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high