Incident date: 2023-05-16
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was cutting wood for a walkway using a hand saw when their left index finger was cut. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration and damaged tendon that required surgery to repair.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate