Incident date: 2016-09-06
NAICS industry code: 337121

An employee turned off a circular saw to remove cotton batting from the blade. Their finger contacted the moving saw blade and the finger was amputated above the nailbed.

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