Incident date: 2022-11-03
NAICS industry code: 424490

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a packing machine. As the employee reached underneath the machine, the machine jaws closed on the employee's finger, resulting in a thumb amputation.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high