Incident date: 2023-07-06
NAICS industry code: 321911

An employee was lifting a wooden board near a table saw. The board was not evenly weighted, causing the employee to drop the board. As they reached for the board and extended their arm, the employee's right hand contacted the moving table saw blade. Their right index finger was amputated at the distal joint.

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