Incident date: 2023-09-20
NAICS industry code: 332313

On September 20, 2023, at 8:00 AM, an employee was using a band saw to cut pipe when the saw malfunctioned. The employee was working to start the saw when a pulley grabbed their glove and pulled their right hand into the blade, amputating their little finger from the first knuckle up.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high