Incident date: 2019-11-27
NAICS industry code: 314999

An employee was operating the core cutter. When the employee lowered the core cutter, the blade (18") caught the core (7" long). The employee's right thumb was then pulled into the blade, partially amputating the right thumb including the nail bed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high