Incident date: 2015-01-08
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was cutting a piece of wood when he slipped and made contact with the rotating blade on a DeWalt miter saw.  The employee cut off the tip of his right index finger.  The employee was taken to UPMC East for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Arm saws, radial arm saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high