Incident date: 2017-11-22
NAICS industry code: 621610

On November 22, 2017, an employee's right hand was pulled into the gears of a commercial paper shredder. The employee's hand had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Shredders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high