Incident date: 2016-04-05
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was using a band saw to cut scrap steel when the sawblade became stuck. As the employee attempted to release pressure in the blade area, the blade pulled his left-hand glove and index finger into the saw. His left index finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high