Incident date: 2017-08-24
NAICS industry code: 323110

An employee was working at a stacker machine, building a log that was held up by a log sword, when the log sword fell behind the stacker. As he was attempting to retrieve the log sword, the log dropped, crushing his hand under the sword plate and amputating his thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high