Incident date: 2019-05-07
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was cutting wood blocks with a circular saw and lacerated their left ring finger. The finger was medically amputated at the first joint.

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