Incident date: 2023-07-21
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was using a miter saw to cut a board. As the saw blade contacted the board, it pulled the board and the employee's hand into the blade. The top of his left hand was severely lacerated, requiring hospitalization and surgery to amputate the hand.

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: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high