Incident date: 2022-06-30
NAICS industry code: 339920

An employee was cutting a piece of tubing with a chop saw. The saw caught on the material, causing the employee's left hand to jerk forward into the blade, which amputated the employee's thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high