Incident date: 2015-12-04
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee reached into a horizontal band saw as it was running to either insert or remove a block. The pipe clamp on the saw closed and pinched her finger between the clamp and the block, partially amputating her left index fingertip.

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