Incident date: 2016-01-13
NAICS industry code: 238130

On January 13, 2016, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was using a compound miter saw to cut a board when the plastic guard on the saw shattered, and the guide slammed down and amputated the employee's left-hand ring finger and middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high