Incident date: 2015-08-28
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was pushing three pieces of lumber directly into the in feed conveyor of a gang saw and cut his left index and middle fingers. The left index figure was amputated just below the nail while the left middle finger was amputated at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high