Incident date: 2025-06-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting dimensional lumber with a circular saw. The saw kicked back and made contact with the employee's left hand, causing a fracture of the ring finger, the amputation of part of the middle finger, and a laceration to the thumb. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high