Incident date: 2020-01-29
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was operating a hand-held circular saw to cut wood when the saw slipped and his left thumb contacted the blade, resulting in a left thumb tip amputation.

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