Incident date: 2016-10-10
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was pushing a board though a saw blade when a splinter entered his hand. His left hand then jerked and hit the turning saw blade, amputating his left thumb above the knuckle.

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