Incident date: 2017-11-29
NAICS industry code: 541320

An employee was operating a wood-wool machine to trim wood. He was attempting to rotate a wood piece when his fingers were pinched between the wood and a machine roller, partially amputating his right middle finger and causing soft tissue damage to his middle and ring fingers. Cut-resistant gloves and safety glasses were worn at the time.

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