Incident date: 2023-02-14
NAICS industry code: 237990

On February 14, 2023, an employee was using a power saw to cut a cross-support for a shutter when the support piece became wedged between the saw guide fence and the saw blade, causing their left thumb tip to contact the blade. The employee suffered a laceration, resulting in an amputation that was surgically reattached.

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