Incident date: 2019-03-27
NAICS industry code: 335991

An employee was cutting a block of graphite with a bandsaw. The saw amputated the employee's left thumb right above the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high