Incident date: 2018-06-29
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was operating a circular saw. The saw kicked back on the employee while trying to cut through a knot in a piece of 2 x 6. The employee's left ring finger was broken and the middle finger was cut.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate