Incident date: 2018-11-12
NAICS industry code: 339113

An employee was cutting scrap foam seat material into smaller pieces using a bandsaw. The saw blade amputated the first joint of the employee's right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high