Incident date: 2016-07-26
NAICS industry code: 327120

An employee was cutting parts on a band saw and cleaning shavings from the machine when his left hand was caught in the blade, amputating the pinky finger and partially amputating the ring finger. The machine was unguarded and the blade was turning at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high