Incident date: 2020-09-22
NAICS industry code: 444220

On September 22, 2020, an employee was moving a new log splitter when it struck a pallet on the floor, causing the arm to come down on the employee's hand. The employee suffered an amputation of their middle finger. Their ring finger was able to be reattached.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
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