Incident date: 2019-12-08
NAICS industry code: 115111

An employee was attempting to place a bale in a cotton bale press when his right hand was caught in the press, resulting in amputations of the right middle, ring, and pinky fingers. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.

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