Incident date: 2018-07-27
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was pushing a board through a manual chop saw, controlled by a foot pedal. As he was adjusting the board, the saw blade amputated his left index finger. The saw was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high