Incident date: 2015-12-24
NAICS industry code: 311611

A band saw was locked out and the blade was replaced. Then the employee unlocked it, turned it on, and reached for the hose (to wash it down) with his left hand and his right index finger came in contact with the blade and was amputated.

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