Incident date: 2023-09-08
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was cutting lumber using a hand saw when something became wedged in the blade. The employee went to dislodge the wedged material and upon freeing the blade, his left little finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high