Incident date: 2015-09-02
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was cutting lumber with a Skill saw when he hit a knot in the wood, which caused him to lose control of the saw. As a result, the tip of his left thumb was amputated.

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: moderate