Incident date: 2015-03-18
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was cutting lumber stakes on a sawhorse. He was using a handheld circular saw when the stock kicked back and amputated half of his thumb.

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