Incident date: 2025-01-03
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was transferring wood cants and boards from the head saw outfeed roller lift pad to the gang infeed table. The employee went to stabilize a cant when the bump stop rose up, causing the cant to shift backward. The employee's right little finger was caught between the cant and a roller, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high