Incident date: 2019-11-18
NAICS industry code: 238110

At about 10:15 a.m. on November 18, 2019, an employee was cutting 2-by-4 wood material with a circular saw. The saw kicked back and the blade contacted the employee's thumb, partially amputating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high