Incident date: 2022-10-26
NAICS industry code: 339950

Two employees were operating a horizontal pivot-style bandsaw to cut metal when the hydraulic clamp was activated and the injured employee's left middle fingertip was pinched in the clamp and amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high