Incident date: 2023-09-15
NAICS industry code: 561311

An employee was cutting a soffit using a portable saw when the saw slipped and struck his right index finger. The employee suffered an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high