Incident date: 2017-04-20
NAICS industry code: 321113

On April 19, 2017, at approximately 3:20 p.m., an employee was operating the chipper when a slab became hung up in the mouth of the chipper. The employee turned off the vibrating conveyor and gained access to the opposite side of the chipper. He pulled on the slab. When the slab came free, his hand was smashed between the slab and mouth of the chipper, amputating his right ring finger near the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high