Incident date: 2024-10-22
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was cutting foam pieces on a table saw when their right index finger was caught in the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The saw was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stationary saws  table
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high