Incident date: 2024-03-18
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was using a table saw to make wooden door stoppers when the wood kicked back and the blade caught part of their left hand, impacting two fingers and amputating one finger. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Stationary saws  table
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high