Incident date: 2019-09-27
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was installing a rubber band/gasket, on a battery-operated portable band saw, for the cutting blade to travel on, when his right index finger was caught by the rubber band/gasket, resulting in a fingertip amputation (no bone).

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high