Incident date: 2018-11-14
NAICS industry code: 452910

An employee was cutting pork loin with a band saw. As he tried to adjust a stuck gauge plate, his left hand contacted the band saw blade, causing a deep knuckle laceration that required surgery to repair the ligament.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate