Incident date: 2018-04-04
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was operating a pneumatically actuated chop saw when his left hand entered the table opening where the blade comes up from below the table. The foot pedal was pressed and the saw actuated, amputating his left thumb just above the first knuckle.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high