Incident date: 2023-12-05
NAICS industry code: 488991

A temporary employee was cutting short pieces of wood on a pneumatic upcut saw when the blade caused amputations to his right middle, ring, and little fingers. The machine was guarded at the time.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high