Incident date: 2016-11-09
NAICS industry code: 321211

An employee was attempting to reinstall a chain on a drive sprocket when his right thumb was pinched as the chain rolled the chain sprocket, amputating his thumb below the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Chippers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high