Incident date: 2015-11-24
NAICS industry code: 322130

An employee was working the winder machine when the slitter blade failed to complete a cut on the paper. He attempted to complete the cut using a box knife when his right index finger got caught under the turning core. His fingertip was ultimately amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Slitters, winders-paper production
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high