Incident date: 2018-08-09
NAICS industry code: 333514

An employee was watching a second employee assess a noise from a cut-off saw. The first employee grabbed the blade because he thought it looked loose. At the same time, the second employee "bumped" the saw, which caused the blade to grab the first employees right index finger and amputate the tip. The saw was not de-energized at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high