Incident date: 2015-01-12
NAICS industry code: 221122

The employee was tightening a belt on the wood chipper. After the repair, the employee turned the machine off. While the machine was coasting to a stop the employee got his left hand caught between the belt and pulley of the wood chipper, resulting in the amputation of two fingers.

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