Incident date: 2020-02-03
NAICS industry code: 236220

At about 8:00 a.m. on February 3, 2020, an employee was cutting a 2-by-4 with a circular saw. The saw hit a knot, jumped, and struck the employee. It partially amputated his left thumb (below the nail) and lacerated his left index and middle fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high