Incident date: 2016-05-27
NAICS industry code: 339950

An employee was using a hand held circular saw to cut a strip (1/2" - 1") off a large, fat piece of plastic (4' X 8'). At the end of the cut the piece (strip of plastic) flipped up and removed the very tip of his right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high