Incident date: 2023-02-23
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was working in the assembly area when a 3/4 inch board became stuck in the ripsaw. As the employee pushed the board through, the chain caught her finger and pulled it in, resulting in an amputation to the right middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high