Incident date: 2021-02-04
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was feeding tree trimmings into the chipper when a 3/8 inch metal wire hidden in the trimmings got pulled into the drum of the chipper. The wire swung with a force that amputated the employee's leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: high