Incident date: 2024-03-25
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was cutting boards on a radial saw when his right hand got caught in the saw, resulting in partial amputations to all five fingers on their right hand. Three fingers were reattached at the hospital, but the thumb and index finger could not be reattached.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stationary saws  arm
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high