Incident date: 2018-12-04
NAICS industry code: 312140

On December 4, 2018, an employee was assisting the operator of a multi-blade cutting system in the woodshop. The employees were cutting down wooden barrels. The operator was adjusting the machine and struck the still spinning blade while removing a piece of wood causing a severe finger laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate