Incident date: 2022-01-22
NAICS industry code: 321918

On January 22, 2022, an employee was using a ripsaw to cut a panel. Hearing a noise, he turned off the saw and reached in. The blade amputated his right ring finger at the first knuckle.

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), n.e.c.
severity: high