Incident date: 2025-08-13
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was cutting floor tile with a power saw. The saw kicked back and the blade came down on his left hand, lacerating the index finger and amputating the thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high