Incident date: 2015-12-09
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was using a wood joiner to finish the edge on a piece of wood. When the employee attempted to brush away dust with his gloved hand, the blade amputated his right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high