Incident date: 2021-03-23
NAICS industry code: 238160

On March 23, 2021, an employee was using a circular saw to cut rotted wood on the roof of a one-story house when his foot slipped from under him, causing his steering/controlling hand to contact the blade of the circular saw. He sustained the amputation of the left index fingertip without bone loss.

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