Incident date: 2022-07-19
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was cutting frozen ribs on a band saw. The frozen meat kicked back and jerked the safety plate, which moved his left hand into the path of the blade. The blade cut the tip of his left thumb resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high