Incident date: 2024-09-23
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was readjusting a log in a wood chipper when both of his legs were pulled into the wood chipper, resulting in amputations to both legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Chippers
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: high