Incident date: 2024-11-22
NAICS industry code: 238290

On November 22, 2024, a mechanic was cutting excess steel all thread with a battery-powered bandsaw while standing on a 6-foot ladder and lacerated the back of his left hand from the thumb to the forefinger as well as damaging a tendon. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate