Incident date: 2017-04-24
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was installing a new gang saw when the employee's left hand was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in a laceration and crushing injury to the index and middle fingers. The fingers were surgically amputated at the middle joint. The machine was not guarded or locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high