Incident date: 2021-12-13
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was operating a sliding table saw to bevel the edge of a wood panel. When the employee took the panel to the saw to be cut, the panel slipped and they attempted to grab it with their hand, causing their left hand to contact the running saw blade. The employee's middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle, and their index and ring fingers were amputated at the nail bed. The saw was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high