Incident date: 2018-03-05
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee shut down a saw and was attempting to grab something from the machine when the blade cut his left-hand palm, requiring surgery. The blade had not come to a complete stop at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate