Incident date: 2020-09-03
NAICS industry code: 321214

An employee was cutting a 4x4 section of lumber with a radial arm saw. The lumber kicked up and pushed her hand towards the saw blade. The employee sustained a laceration on the left pinky and middle fingers and injury to the left ring finger requiring amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Arm saws, radial arm saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high