Incident date: 2021-02-02
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting plywood with a circular saw when the blade bound up and the saw jumped forward. The employee's left ring finger was amputated.

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