Incident date: 2016-05-13
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was cutting plywood using a circular saw when the saw got away from him, cutting his left index finger. The finger was amputated at the hospital.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate