Incident date: 2016-07-27
NAICS industry code: 423120

On July 27, 2016, an employee was using an aluminum saw to cut a piece of aluminum angle. The aluminum became caught in the blade of the saw, and the blade struck and lacerated the employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate