Incident date: 2015-03-29
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was using a hydraulic vise to secure an "I" beam to the band saw table. The power switch on the vise was triggered, causing the loss of his left-hand middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high