Incident date: 2015-01-25
NAICS industry code: 331111

On January 25, 2015, an employee's thumb was amputated after being smashed by the wringer roll when it came off the adjusting stud. The employee's thumb was caught between the old contact roll base and the bearing box housing of the 10" wringer roll.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high