Incident date: 2022-04-18
NAICS industry code: 321918

On April 18, 2022, an employee was unloading cut lumber from a straight-line rip saw. His right hand was caught in the chain at the rip saw's off-bearing end. He suffered a partial amputation to the ring finger.

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), unspecified
severity: high