Incident date: 2016-06-23
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was injured while operating a saw to cut a plastic sheet. The employee's hand slipped resulting in the employee's right thumb being amputated near the first joint.

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