Incident date: 2019-11-26
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was transferring 6x6 timber from a roll case in a planar mill when the timber slipped and pinched the employee's right ring finger between it and the roll case guard. The employee suffered a right ring fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high