Incident date: 2017-06-05
NAICS industry code: 321214

An employee was feeding wood pieces into a press machine while a coworker was behind the press determining why the air hose was not operating properly. The employee's right hand entered the point of operation, crushing his hand and amputating two fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses, except printing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high