Incident date: 2024-03-20
NAICS industry code: 811420

An employee was using a tilted spindle shaper when it caught the wood and pushed it forward, causing his right hand to contact the blade. His index and middle fingers were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high