Incident date: 2023-06-02
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was operating an end matcher machine that makes grooves on hardwood flooring and wall/ceiling paneling. The board overlapped and as the employee went to make a correction, his thumb was partially amputated by the blade.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high