Incident date: 2015-11-12
NAICS industry code: 332323

An employee was preparing to cut some metal material with a chop saw (miter saw) with his right hand holding the material.  The saw blade got caught on the material, causing it to raise and catch two of his fingers. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high