Incident date: 2017-01-19
NAICS industry code: 321999

An employee turned off a gang rip saw to clear debris from it with his left hand. The saw blades were still in motion and amputated his left fingers. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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