Incident date: 2015-05-29
NAICS industry code: 321912

An employee was placing, compressing, and bolting together large 6x6 or 8x8 cut lumber. The employee's right hand was between two of the boards when the compression began, resulting in a severe crush and subsequent amputation to the second digit of the right pinky.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high