Incident date: 2022-09-09
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting 10-foot lengths of 3/4-inch PVC pipe using a compound miter saw. The employee's left hand contacted the sawblade, which amputated his index finger and lacerated his thumb, a tendon, and blood vessels.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high