Incident date: 2017-03-11
NAICS industry code: 321214

On March 11, 2017, an employee was guiding a finished roof truss down exit rollers past the finish press using a pivot pole as a guide. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the finished roof truss and the pivot pole, partially amputating the distal fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Roof trusses, joists
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high