Incident date: 2018-03-22
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was preparing to make vertical saw cuts in a hard wood floor for removal. The employee was using a 7.25" circular saw set at a depth of 0.75" when the tip of his glove was pulled into the rotating blade, cutting and partially amputating his left thumb at the tip.

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