Incident date: 2018-04-09
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was using a circular saw to cut smaller pieces of wood from 2- by 3-foot wood parts. The employee was holding the wood with his gloved left hand when the saw caught his glove and pulled his hand into the blade, amputating his left thumb tip and index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high