Incident date: 2021-04-29
NAICS industry code: 321113

Two employees were putting back a planer chain using a come-along. The come-along slipped and the chain fell, landing on an employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated (without bone loss).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high