Incident date: 2022-05-19
NAICS industry code: 321920

On May 19, 2022, while two employees were clearing a jam on a rip saw, the roller came down and released the board. An employee's right middle finger was pinched between the board and the equipment, resulting in an amputation before the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high