Incident date: 2023-02-21
NAICS industry code: 512131

An employee was trimming a 2 x 4 piece of wood using a table saw. As the employee was guiding the push stick, the wood kicked back and his left hand slipped. His middle finger was then caught on the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip and a laceration to the right ring finger.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high