Incident date: 2015-12-21
NAICS industry code: 321920

A chipper operator was using an air hose to clean the shaker screen. The employee's left thumb got caught in the belt and pulley drive amputating it to the first knuckle.

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