Incident date: 2022-06-30
NAICS industry code: 326160

An employee was clearing a jam on a laydown trimmer. The machine started while his hand was in it, causing the amputation of his right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high