Incident date: 2022-01-24
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was cutting a small piece of wood on a table saw. The wood pinched the saw blade and kicked, and the blade amputated the employee's right index finger. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high