Incident date: 2017-11-06
NAICS industry code: 922140

An employee was working in a kitchen prep area, using a mechanical slicer to cut tomatoes, when his right index finger was amputated by the slicer blade. The guard for the equipment was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Food slicers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high