Incident date: 2016-08-31
NAICS industry code: 337215

An employee was unjamming a board on the planer mill. A 14' poplar board came off the planer mill belt and pinned the employee's left hand between the board and the barrier guard causing an amputation of the left index and middle fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high