Incident date: 2024-11-14
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was operating a multi-head trim saw when boards got jammed in the machine's outfeed belt. The employee went to unplug the machine when the boards shifted causing the rotating saw blade to move and amputate two fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high