Incident date: 2024-01-12
NAICS industry code: 321918

At about 8:15 a.m., on January 12, 2024, an employee was cutting stock lumber with a chop saw when the lumber became stuck. The employee was trying to free it when their left thumb contacted the saw blade. The thumb was partially amputated. The safety guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high