Incident date: 2017-03-27
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting 2x4s with a circular saw for grout forms. The boards were on saw horses. The saw kicked back and the employee's hand slipped under the saw resulting in amputation of the right ring 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