Incident date: 2019-05-15
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was operating a wood splitter machine. His left hand was in the point of operation when the machine was actuated via the foot pedal. The vertical knife blade contacted his left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger and a severe laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Log processing machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high