Incident date: 2019-05-06
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was cutting conduit with a battery-operated band saw. The band saw jammed and kicked back amputating the employee's left index finger to the nail bed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high