Incident date: 2023-11-14
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a saw to cut 2x4s on a sawhorse when the saw became bound in the wood. As they were getting the saw unbound from the wood, it jumped and cut their left little finger, resulting in a fingertip 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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high