Incident date: 2023-02-21
NAICS industry code: 531312

An employee was cutting furring strips with a battery-powered circular saw. A furring strip slipped while being trimmed, causing the saw to slide and amputate their 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