Incident date: 2020-01-06
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was concrete form stakes with a circular saw. The sawblade hit a piece of the sawhorse table, causing the saw to jump back and cut the employee's left middle finger (including tendons and bone). The finger was amputated to the first knuckle; the employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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