Incident date: 2019-09-18
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was cutting wood for a residential deck using a chop saw. The saw amputated his left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high