Incident date: 2020-10-05
NAICS industry code: 115114

An employee's finger was amputated from their left hand while removing stuck lumber from a wood chipper. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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