Incident date: 2025-08-18
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a wooden board on saw horses. He started to cut at an angle when the saw began to bind. When he went to correct the cut, the saw jumped and contacted his left hand, resulting in a laceration to the index finger and a partial amputation of the thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high