Incident date: 2022-01-07
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee had just changed a bandsaw blade and was using the bandsaw to cut a part. His right hand contacted the "return" side of the blade, causing a deep laceration to the top right part of the hand near the knuckles of his ring and little fingers. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate