Incident date: 2025-02-26
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was working to unjam a board in a ripsaw. The metal rod the employee was using slipped and caught his left index finger against the saw guard, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high