Incident date: 2024-02-26
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was cutting a 2-by-4 with a handheld, battery-powered circular saw. The saw became bound and jerked, then cut his fingertip. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: moderate