Incident date: 2020-11-18
NAICS industry code: 238350

A carpenter was cutting a 2-by-4 with a miter saw. The employee's left hand came into contact with the sawblade, which amputated his thumb below the nail.

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