Incident date: 2024-03-11
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was preparing to engage a tube line saw to cut a tube. Once the saw blade lowered and made contact with the tube, the tube jolted and pinned the employee s hand against the stop gate. As the employee's hand was caught, the tube kept rotating due to the momentum of the spinning the blade. The end of the tube cut the employee s right index finger, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high