Incident date: 2023-11-09
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was adjusting the "dog ears" on the chain of a track saw when his left hand slipped from the chain and contacted the moving saw blade. All of the fingers on his left hand were amputated.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high