Incident date: 2017-12-12
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was operating a machine and trying to place a block of wood to hold the machine rail in place when the machine kicked out the block of wood. The employee's hand then went under the hood, resulting in a left ring finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high