Incident date: 2021-07-12
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was using a handheld circular saw to cut a wooden stake when the blade contacted his left hand, resulting in the amputation a finger.

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