Incident date: 2021-07-21
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting a 2 x 4 on edge using a table saw. The push stick he was using broke and his left thumb slipped into the saw blade. Three-quarters of the thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high