Incident date: 2025-05-12
NAICS industry code: 517919

An employee was standing on a portable ladder, using a handheld band saw to cut a piece of threaded rod in a ceiling. The saw jumped and struck the employee's hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high