Incident date: 2015-10-06
NAICS industry code: 112111

An employee was using a log splitter to split fire wood.  He placed a log in the holder and activated the hydraulic lever that operates the blade. His left hand was still holding the log at the time, and his left pinky fingertip was smashed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate