Incident date: 2022-03-11
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was cutting scrap wood pieces with a 12-inch blade on a miter saw. The employee's left glove made contact with the blade, which cut into the employee's hand and amputated the thumb.

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