Incident date: 2017-01-06
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was cutting a 4' x 8' sheet of particle board with a table saw when the board kicked up, causing the saw's guard to flip up. He attempted to stop the board, but his right index and middle fingers were caught in the saw, amputating his right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high