Incident date: 2018-12-03
NAICS industry code: 332321

An employee was using a table saw to cut a 45-degree angle. The saw kicked back during the cut and the employee's hand was forced into the saw blade. The employee suffered a cut on the right palm and a partial amputation of the fifth digit of the right hand. The saw was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high