Incident date: 2018-01-05
NAICS industry code: 331410

An employee was using a band saw to cut a small metal piece when the piece became wedged by the saw blade and flipped with such force that it amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high