Incident date: 2019-03-14
NAICS industry code: 236220

On March 14, 2019, at approximately 11:40 AM, an employee was cutting a piece of quarter stock for a trim on a residential housing unit.  As the employee cut the piece, which was approximately 3 inches in length, the employee's left hand became unstable from the wood, and the left index finger contacted the blade. The employee suffered a left index 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