Incident date: 2016-04-15
NAICS industry code: 311611

At approximately 11:00 AM on April 15, 2016, an employee was cutting cow bones using a band saw.  The employee's right hand came into contact with the band saw, amputating the right pinky finger just below the first joint (distal phalanx).

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