Incident date: 2024-11-11
NAICS industry code: 321211

An employee was clearing a jam in a wood chipper when they slipped and their right foot went into the chipper, resulting in amputation of the right leg at the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Chippers
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: high