Incident date: 2018-01-29
NAICS industry code: 335999

An employee was cutting a piece of particle board on a table saw when the employee's left index finger caught the edge of the saw. The saw blade then sliced off the employee's fingertip above the first knuckle. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high