Incident date: 2020-08-03
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was operating a horizontal band saw when his hand got caught in the vice that held the piece to be cut. The employee was hospitalized for a muscular injury and swelling in their hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate