Incident date: 2024-10-14
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee had just placed a piece of wood into an upcut saw. The saw was activated while his hand was on the piece of wood (preventing the guard from closing) and amputated four fingers from his left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high