Incident date: 2017-06-09
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was helping two bandsaw operators while they where installing a saw blade. The employee was adjusting the tracking on the bandsaw's right wheel when the operators tightened the tension on the saw blade. The employee's left thumb tip was then caught and partially amputated between the saw blade and the wheel.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high