Incident date: 2023-03-17
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee had been conducting preventative maintenance on an edge bander machine and was running a test piece. The blade that cuts the banding material cycled and his left index finger was amputated 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