Incident date: 2019-04-10
NAICS industry code: 113310

An employee was unhooking chains that held a de-limber in place on a transport vehicle. The de-limber moved and pinched his right ring finger against a chain, causing an amputation at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high