Incident date: 2023-09-21
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was edging alder wood on an 8-inch jointer when the wood shifted. The cutter head then grazed the employee's left little finger, pulling the fingertip in and amputating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high