Incident date: 2023-11-21
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was operating a planer. As they went to remove a jammed 5x5 piece of lumber, it dislodged and contacted their left middle fingertip, amputating it at the nailbed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high