Incident date: 2022-08-08
NAICS industry code: 448150

A temporary employee was assisting the operator of a baler/compactor. The hydraulic lock closed on the employee's hands crushing four fingers between the door and the hydraulic lock/gate. The employee's fingers were medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high