Incident date: 2016-09-27
NAICS industry code: 321991

An employee was holding a 2x3-inch piece of wood and cutting it with a circular saw when the blade amputated his right index finger just below the fingernail. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high