Incident date: 2018-07-23
NAICS industry code: 336112

An employee was clearing metal chips or shavings from a horizontal band saw cutting table when his gloved hand made contact with the saw blade. His hand was pulled into the blade and drive wheel, resulting in an amputation of his right pinky finger at approximately the second joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high