Incident date: 2018-08-17
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a battery-powered circular saw to cut material on a shipping crate when the saw kicked back and the blade made contact with his finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high