Incident date: 2023-04-25
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was operating the trimmer when a piece of wood/board became stuck. The employee went to remove the board and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, amputating the employee's right index fingertip and the right thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high