Incident date: 2017-06-15
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was cutting 3/4-inch strips of wood with a table saw when a piece of scrap wood became stuck between the guard and the saw blade. As the employee attempted to remove it, the left index fingertip contacted the blade and was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Table saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high