Incident date: 2019-04-18
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was assembling corrugated boxes and was operating a pneumatic stapler when he attempted to move a box that was stuck. His fingertip was then caught in the stapler, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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