Incident date: 2016-02-12
NAICS industry code: 337127

An employee was operating a table saw to shave 1/2" off a 72" x 30" 3/4" plywood board when the middle finger on his right hand came into contact with the 10" cutting blade. His finger was amputated at the fist knuckle and required surgery.

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