Incident date: 2024-04-24
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was feeding a PVC pipe into a band saw when the pipe shattered and their hand contacted the saw blade. Four fingers were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Stationary saws  band
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high