Incident date: 2015-07-15
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting pieces of plate using a band saw. The employee's glove got caught by the saw causing the amputation of a portion of his left thumb. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high