Incident date: 2017-12-12
NAICS industry code: 321214

An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut 12-inch pieces of wood when the saw cut and amputated the employee's left thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Arm saws, radial arm saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high