Incident date: 2020-09-03
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was cutting wood with a foot-operated knot saw when his hand caught on a splinter and was pulled toward the saw. The employee suffered a laceration to his left-hand middle finger and amputation of the tip of his left-hand index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high