Incident date: 2022-02-02
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was pushing floor blocks through a bandsaw when the bandsaw shifted and contacted his index finger, middle finger, and thumb. The thumb was amputated from the knuckle up, while the index and middle fingers were surgically repaired.

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