Incident date: 2018-01-17
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was cutting knots out of the flooring using a chop saw. When he reached for a board, the saw activated and he suffered a partial amputation to his thumb tip. The saw was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high