Incident date: 2023-11-15
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was using a table saw to rip a 1x6 wooden board. As the employee was pushing the wood, his right hand slipped and contacted the saw blade, resulting in amputations of the ring and little fingers. The ring finger was reattached.

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