Incident date: 2017-10-22
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was using a band saw to cut ribs when he stumbled and lost his balance. He put his hand out to catch himself and it hit the saw blade, amputating the right index finger. He was standing on a floor mat and wearing slip-resistant boots at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high