Incident date: 2024-01-17
NAICS industry code: 922160

An employee was using a battery-powered band saw to cut a piece of 3/8-inch rod. The saw lacerated his left index finger and cut into the nail bed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate