Incident date: 2024-05-15
NAICS industry code: 321918

On May 15, 2024, an employee was cleaning out trim material that was stuck in the cutter. A board went over a sensor and the cutter activated. The cutter came down and amputated his index finger. A safety fence was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high