Incident date: 2024-08-12
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was feeding 2 x 4 wood into a notching machine when he noticed that the wood was broken and began pulling it out. His glove was pulled into the machine toward the blades, resulting in the amputation of all five digits of his right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high