Incident date: 2023-08-17
NAICS industry code: 561730

Two employees were using a wood chipper. One employee was operating the winch while the other had his hand by the area where the rope enters the winch. As the rope was tightened, the injured employee's left index finger was caught between the winch frame and the rope, resulting in a crush injury and medical partial amputation.

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