Incident date: 2018-01-11
NAICS industry code: 335313

On January 11, 2018, an employee was preparing to cut wood using a radial arm saw when he attempted to clear a wood shaving from the back of the blade guard. His right little finger then struck the rotating saw blade and was severely lacerated, requiring surgical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Arm saws, radial arm saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high