Incident date: 2020-09-16
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was winding synthetic rope onto the hoist of a chipper machine when his thumb was pinched by the rope. The employee's left thumb was amputated at the first digit.

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