Incident date: 2019-10-30
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee was using a battery-powered handheld circular saw to cut wood. He was adjusting his grip on a piece of wood when his hand came in contact with the moving blade, resulting in a left pinky finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high