Tauranga man severs finger on band saw

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A 19-year-old Tauranga man severed his finger when it accidentally went into the blades of a band saw today.

The man was flown by rescue helicopter from Tauranga Hospital to Waikato Hospital for specialist surgery to re-attach the finger to his right hand, Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter pilot Liam Brettkelly said.

The man had been operating the band saw at his workplace when the incident happened, he said.