Incident date: 2023-11-16
NAICS industry code: 327992

An employee was operating a radial arm saw when a wood board became lodged in the saw. As the employee went to dislodge the board, it moved and pushed his right hand into the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Arm saws, radial arm saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high