Incident date: 2022-10-31
NAICS industry code: 321113

On October 31, 2022, an employee was using a hydraulic splitter to split wood. A log (estimated 24 inches in diameter and 20 inches long) fell and crushed the employee's hand against a metal part of the splitter. The employee's left little finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Logs
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high