Incident date: 2017-01-05
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee was using compressed air to blow out an extrusion unit before completing a resin change over when the mechanical hopper gate closed, pinching and amputating the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingertips.

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