Incident date: 2023-07-10
NAICS industry code: 238990

On July 10, 2023, an employee was cutting a notch into a piece of plywood with a circular saw when the saw bound up. As the employee readjusted the saw, it bucked back and struck the employee's left hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the index fingertip and a laceration to the middle finger.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high