Incident date: 2020-10-01
NAICS industry code: 339999

An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood kicked back and the employee's hand slipped, making contact with the saw blade. The left thumb was amputated at the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high