Incident date: 2015-12-30
NAICS industry code: 325211

On or about December 30, 2015, the employee was working on the plastic extruder on the production floor. The employee's right index finger was amputated after being caught in the machine while flushing the extruder. The guard was not in place at the time.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high