Incident date: 2017-08-07
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was holding a board that was being cut in half with a circular saw when the saw jumped and swung backwards, hitting and cutting the employee's right thumb. The employee had surgery.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate