Incident date: 2020-09-03
NAICS industry code: 339920

An employee was cutting PVC pipes with a chop saw. The saw cut off the tip of his right middle finger (with no bone loss) as he was readjusting the pipes. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high