Incident date: 2023-09-19
NAICS industry code: 337127

On September 19, 2023, an employee was checking a wire brush that removes material from a band saw when his hand contacted the blade. The middle finger was amputated just below the fingernail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high