Incident date: 2019-05-03
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was using a table saw to rip wood when the employee's right hand made contact with the spinning circular blade, causing a severe laceration between the right thumb and forefinger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate