Incident date: 2017-04-13
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting a roll of flooring protection with a handheld circular saw when their left hand middle, ring and pinky fingers contacted the rotating blade. The ring finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high