Incident date: 2019-06-12
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was attempting to reposition a board on a stacker unscrambler when the unscrambler moved and caused another board to fall on the employee's hand. The employee's hand was caught between the two boards. The employee sustained a crushing injuring to the right middle finger, resulting in amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high