Incident date: 2016-08-27
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was cutting molding on a miter saw. The saw blade hit a knot and caused the wood molding to kick back. The employee's hand was pulled into the saw blade and her right index finger was amputated.

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