Incident date: 2021-08-27
NAICS industry code: 445110

On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a patty machine to make hamburger patties. The employee was straightening a metal mold plate below the knockout cup when the machine amputated the tips of two fingers on the employee's left hand. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high