Incident date: 2017-01-12
NAICS industry code: 531110

An employee was using the table saw in the maintenance shop when the saw kicked back and cut his fingers. He suffered a right thumb laceration and amputation of skin from his first and second fingers. The saw was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high