Incident date: 2023-09-26
NAICS industry code: 442291

An employee was using a chop saw to cut aluminum when the aluminum kicked back. The employee's thumb contacted the blade, resulting in amputation below the left fingernail.

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