Incident date: 2017-05-05
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was using a portable table saw to cut a board when his left thumb contacted the blade and the thumb tip was amputated. The saw was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high