Incident date: 2017-03-03
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was operating a table-top miter saw when his glove got caught in the saw blade, pulling his left fifth finger into the saw blade. A physician later amputated part of the employee's 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), unspecified
severity: high