Incident date: 2020-06-25
NAICS industry code: 337212

An employee was installing a panel and using a power planer. The employee's right hand was on the planer and their left hand was in front of the discharge when the planer blade cut the employee's left ring finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high