Incident date: 2016-01-09
NAICS industry code: 237990

While cutting metal baseplates on a band saw, an employee attempted to sweep shavings from the cut. His left index finger came into contact with the band saw blade, amputating the fingertip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high