Incident date: 2024-08-15
NAICS industry code: 452910

An employee's left little finger was crushed between a baler and the baler gate, resulting in a laceration and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Trash compactors, shredders
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate