Incident date: 2023-04-08
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was replacing bolts on the sawmill chip bin auger coupling. As he was replacing the last bolt, the system activated, catching his leg and causing him to fall through the auger system. He sustained a below-the-knee amputation to his left leg. The employee was wearing fall protection and was caught by his lanyard during the fall.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high