Incident date: 2021-03-08
NAICS industry code: 238350

A carpenter was ripping 1-by-4 material to the required size with a table saw. The sawblade severed his right index finger just below the second knuckle. The finger was medically amputated.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high