Incident date: 2016-03-15
NAICS industry code: 424990

An employee was cutting egg crates using a band saw. While attempting to remove a small scrap from the cutting area, she swept her hand backward into the saw blade, partially amputating her left middle finger at the second knuckle.

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