Incident date: 2019-12-10
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was working at the edger when he started to fall. He reached his hand out and it contacted the edger chain and/or was caught between two boards, resulting in a left pinky finger amputation. The chain and sprocket was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
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