Incident date: 2018-05-16
NAICS industry code: 333996

On May 16, 2018, a temporary employee had been cutting an aluminum extruded bar stock on a circular saw and then turned the machine off to blow dust off of the blade using an air hose. The blade had not come to a complete stop and nicked him, lacerating his right index fingertip. His fingertip had to later be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high