Incident date: 2020-01-22
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was operating a table saw to cut wood. When he attempted to clear debris from the saw, his left hand contacted the blade causing lacerations to his left hand that resulted in an amputation. The blade was unguarded and in motion at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: high