Incident date: 2020-09-10
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was trying to change a tooth on a saw blade. A pin on the tool the employee was using broke, and the employee's right middle finger came into contact with another tooth. The employee suffered an amputation affecting the side of the finger and the nail, with bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saw blades-unattached
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high