Incident date: 2021-08-24
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was operating a table saw when the guard got stuck. As the employee was freeing the guard, their gloved hand was caught by the sawblade and drawn in. The employee sustained a finger amputation.

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