Incident date: 2017-08-26
NAICS industry code: 321213

An employee was manually rotating a chipper drum when his left middle finger was caught between the bit and diverter plate, amputating his fingertip. The chipper drum was locked out at the time.

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