Incident date: 2024-08-15
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee suffered an amputation to their left thumb while cutting a 2-by-4 with a handheld circular saw.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high