Incident date: 2022-12-19
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was clearing a jam in the chipper when his glove became caught on a piece of wood and his hand was pulled into the chipper blades. The index and middle fingers on their left hand were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Chippers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high