Incident date: 2021-02-22
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was cutting a metal angle with a band saw. The angle snagged on the blade and smashed the employee's right ring fingertip against the saw's backstop. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high