Incident date: 2015-07-23
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee's finger was pinched between the housing and saw blade while setting up a band saw. The employee's fingertip was cut off, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Band saws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high