Incident date: 2024-11-25
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee went to unjam a board and reposition wood in a trim saw. His right-hand fingers were pulled into a chain and sprocket, resulting in amputations to his ring and little fingertips. A guard was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high