Incident date: 2019-05-28
NAICS industry code: 339114

An employee was operating a blister sealing machine. While the employee was holding house wrap paper in place, the paper slipped and the employee's right hand entered the sealing machine. The employee's right thumb was amputated.

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