Incident date: 2024-07-08
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood when the wood got jammed and jumped and contacted their left hand. The employee sustained a laceration to their index finger and a partial amputation to the middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high