Incident date: 2025-03-11
NAICS industry code: 321113

Two employees were operating a debarker machine. Bark had built up on the two limit switches, which caused the carriage to stop moving. One of the employees went down into the machine to wipe the limit switches off. His left hand was caught in the machine, and the chain and sprocket pulled in his arm. His left forearm was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Log processing machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: high