Incident date: 2015-08-05
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was cutting a wood plank with a powered circular saw when the saw kicked back and amputated the right-hand middle fingertip.

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: high