Incident date: 2016-12-07
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was training a new coworker on cutting PVC pipe when the saw blade amputated the employee's left index finger just below the first knuckle. The saw was guarded at the time.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high