Incident date: 2022-12-20
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was using a sliding panel saw to cut a panel for a cabinet. As the employee cut the wood, the wood was retracted past the blade, then caught by the blade and thrown at the employee's right hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high