Incident date: 2019-03-22
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was cutting wood shims on a table saw using a push stick with his right hand. He used his left hand to hold a wood piece. His left hand slipped and struck the blade amputating his thumb.

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