Incident date: 2018-11-01
NAICS industry code: 321114

An employee was under a panel machine, clearing jammed wood. When the jam cleared, a chain caught his left middle finger, causing a partial amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident, and was not locked/tagged out.

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), unspecified
severity: high