Incident date: 2025-03-05
NAICS industry code: 321920

On March 5, 2025, an employee was cleaning out a gang saw when their hand contacted the 6-10 saw blades mounted on the spindle. The employee was hospitalized with multiple lacerations to the top of their right hand and fingers. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate