Incident date: 2024-03-26
NAICS industry code: 321911

An employee was defecting wood trim as it came off the molder when the chop saw came down on their left hand, resulting in a partial amputation to the hand, and amputations to the thumb and index fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: high