Incident date: 2024-02-28
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was cutting metal studs on the exterior framing. He used a chop saw blade on a grinder and the blade exploded, resulting in amputation of his left index finger. The grinder was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Saw blades
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high