Incident date: 2016-03-03
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was cutting plastic pedestals using an electric miter saw when his left-hand thumb was amputated.

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