Incident date: 2017-03-27
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was feeding lumber into a header saw when the saw was activated via the foot switch, causing it to cycle and amputate his left ring finger at the nail.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high