Incident date: 2024-03-11
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was using a saw to cut a handrail post. The wood caught on the saw and the employee's left hand struck the saw blade, resulting in an amputated (medically reattached) middle finger above the middle knuckle and an amputated ring finger between the middle and first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high