Incident date: 2018-07-26
NAICS industry code: 337122

An employee was removing a wood scrap from a table saw when the saw blade caught his left hand. His left index and middle fingers were severed at the first knuckle. The safety guard was not in place at the time.

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