Incident date: 2019-12-02
NAICS industry code: 332321

An employee was troubleshooting a saw and asked a coworker to shut it down. He opened a panel to check on the blade and his left hand came in contact with a moving belt and pulley. He sustained a partial amputation of the middle and index fingers (to the first joint).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high