Incident date: 2024-10-05
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was unjamming the paper machine winder that had paper jammed in the slitter. While removing the paper, his left middle finger came in contact with the stationary slitter blade and was lacerated. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Cutters, slitters, winders paper production
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high