Incident date: 2019-04-04
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was clearing a jammed board from an edger machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the blades of the edger, suffering lacerations and an amputated index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high