Incident date: 2021-04-15
NAICS industry code: 111421

On April 15, 2021, an employee conducted a test run of a new bagging machine when one of the bags got hung up in the bagging compartment. The employee attempted to unjam the machine when his left index finger became caught between the cutter and a flat piece of metal at the base. The employee suffered the amputation of his left index finger tip without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high