Incident date: 2015-07-23
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee attempted to clear stuck parts within a plastic molding machine by retrieving the molded part. The machine cycled and the mold closed, crushing the employee's hand between the two molds. The employee's right index finger was amputated. Lock-out, tag-out procedures were not performed at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high