Incident date: 2018-09-24
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning disengagement clutch in a wood chipper. The tip of his right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle joint by the disengagement belt and pulley mechanism.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Chippers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high