Incident date: 2021-06-18
NAICS industry code: 238390

An employee was operating a chop saw when the saw blade bounded with the material being cut, causing the material to flip and contact the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered an open fracture and the amputation of a finger on their left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high