Incident date: 2023-09-05
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating a chop saw to cut cardboard tubes when his left arm was caught under the blade. The employee suffered an amputation at the left wrist that required surgery to reattach.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high