Incident date: 2018-03-20
NAICS industry code: 321113

While catching cut lumber boards from a saw, an employee attempted to remove an off-cut board from the blade, resulting in in a finger amputation. The saw was not locked out and the blade was rotating at the time of the incident.

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