Incident date: 2022-05-03
NAICS industry code: 321912

On May 3, 2022, an employee was operating an edger saw and suffered arm and hand lacerations and amputation of his left ring finger when his left hand was caught in the space between the chain and sprocket and the tensioner housing.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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