Incident date: 2019-06-07
NAICS industry code: 482111

An employee was adjusting a shim in a saw when the clamping mechanism closed, amputating the employee's right index finger between the clamp and the shim.

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