Incident date: 2023-09-09
NAICS industry code: 337110

On 9/09/2023, at 12:20 AM, an employee was operating a machine that routes pieces of wood. She inserted a piece of wood and her right index finger became caught between the wood and the hold-down of the machine. The employee sustained an open fracture to the distal phalanx and amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Boring, routing, notching machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high