Incident date: 2015-05-11
NAICS industry code: 928110

On May 11, 2015, an employee in the carpenter shop was using a jointer to remove a 2x4 wood plank. The employee's left-hand ring fingertip was amputated when the wood kicked back and the employee's hand touched the jointer.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high