Incident date: 2022-10-07
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was operating a chop saw when the employee's left hand became caught in the point of operation. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery and amputation of the left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high