Incident date: 2016-12-27
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was using a table saw to rip small pieces of 2x4 for a form when his left index finger contacted the running blade, amputating the first knuckle. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.

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), n.e.c.
severity: high