Incident date: 2017-05-24
NAICS industry code: 336211

An employee was using a lightweight miter saw to cut a 3 gauge (1/4") aluminum channel when the sawblade became stuck in the aluminum channel, causing the aluminum channel to spin in the employee's left hand, lacerating it and fracturing his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate