Incident date: 2022-12-15
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was cutting a piece of polytetrafluoroethylene into two halves with a portable table saw. A piece kicked back and crushed the tip of their left middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the distal end of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high