Incident date: 2017-04-21
NAICS industry code: 236220

On 4/21/2017 at 11:30 a.m., an employee was using a circular saw to cut a 2x4 when his hand contacted the blade resulting in lacerations and a fracture of his left index finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to repair the fractured finger and tendon damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate