Incident date: 2016-05-17
NAICS industry code: 321991

An employee was cutting a shim on the quarter-inch flat stock of the table saw when the saw became jammed. While he was attempting to unjam the saw, his right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle, and his ring finger was lacerated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high