Incident date: 2023-04-20
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was operating the tenderizer when a piece of steak became stuck in the machine. The employee went to remove the steak when the machine activated, causing the employee's glove to become caught on the tenderizer. The employee's ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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