Incident date: 2020-06-25
NAICS industry code: 331521

An employee was cutting a gated part on a saw when a piece of the metal part broke off and caused the abrasive saw blade to grab/pull in the part. The employee's thumb tip was also pulled into the blade, amputating the tip upon impact.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high