Incident date: 2023-09-19
NAICS industry code: 321912

An employee was using a piece of wood to clear a jam on a firewood processing machine. His hand was caught between a wedge and a piece of wood, resulting in three left finger amputations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high