Incident date: 2022-03-24
NAICS industry code: 332323

On March 24, 2022, an employee was operating a powered saw. The employee's left thumb was pinched in a vise clamp that held the stock in place to be cut. The thumb tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high