Incident date: 2015-05-30
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was operating a band saw when the saw bound up on him, kicked back, and pulled his hand into the blade, amputating his left-hand, first thumb digit.

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