Incident date: 2023-09-15
NAICS industry code: 922140

On September 15, 2023, an employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when a kickback occurred, causing the employee to lose balance. They reached to catch themselves and the blade of the table saw amputated their thumb and index finger.

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