Incident date: 2017-05-08
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee was cutting fiber board with a table saw when the blade amputated his thumb. The saw was not equipped with a stop at the time.

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