Incident date: 2023-02-08
NAICS industry code: 323110

On February 8, 2023, an employee was using a carpentry table saw to cut wooden 2-by-4s. The sawblade caught fibers on the wood and kicked the wood back toward the employee, who tried to stabilize it. The unguarded sawblade then struck the employee's left hand, amputating a fingertip just below the nail. The employee was hospitalized.

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