Incident date: 2015-05-26
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was working on a pallet dismantler machine when his right hand was caught in the  machine while removing a piece of wood that was causing a jam.  The tip of the employee's right thumb was amputated as a result.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high