Incident date: 2015-11-05
NAICS industry code: 541712

An employee was cutting a piece of polycarbonate board with a miter saw. While operating the saw, the employee cut his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated at the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high