Incident date: 2021-12-17
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was placing pieces of wood on a saw. The guards of the saw lowered, and the employee's left hand was caught between a piece of wood and the guard. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment, and their left middle fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high