Incident date: 2021-04-26
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was using a jointer machine to smooth the edges of plastic poly material. He had angled the material instead of laying it flat on the machine to smooth out its triangular edges. It kicked back and he slipped, suffering a partial amputation to the left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high