Incident date: 2016-06-02
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was laying sheets of plywood and was clearing debris when his right hand was caught between two plywood sheets. A coworker then tapped the boards together while the employee's finger was still between them, amputating his index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high