Incident date: 2022-02-02
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was using a pneumatic miter saw to cut vinyl strips. The employee attempted to lift a strip of vinyl when it got caught in the grooves of the saw and the employee's left hand was struck by the saw blade, resulting in a laceration between the index finger and thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate