Incident date: 2021-04-02
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was using a saw that was binding. He was holding a board with his right hand and reaching with his left hand when the saw amputated his left thumb from the knuckle up.

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