Incident date: 2019-07-12
NAICS industry code: 236220

The injured employee was holding a piece of 2x4 wood while a co-worker was cutting it with a circular saw. The circular saw kicked back and amputated the injured employee's left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high