Incident date: 2025-05-07
NAICS industry code: 321920

On May 7, 2025, an employee was unplugging a blocked sawdust discharge on a gang saw he had been using. His right hand came into contact with the spinning saw blade, and he suffered severe injuries to the ring and little fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate