Incident date: 2023-04-17
NAICS industry code: 541511

An employee attempted to remove saw dust from a machine after completing an operation. While removing the saw dust, a blade in the machine contacted their right middle finger, resulting in a degloving injury and amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high