Incident date: 2022-01-03
NAICS industry code: 326160

An employee was attempting to start up a plastic blow molder machine. During startup, the employee removed molten plastic from the die head. While reaching for the molten plastic, the employee's left hand was caught between two mold halves, resulting in the amputation of their left thumb and index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high