Incident date: 2017-06-30
NAICS industry code: 445110

On June 30, 2017, an employee was using a band saw to cut a frozen tube of ground beef into patties when the meat slipped and the employee's right hand contacted the blade, amputating the index finger just below the second knuckle.

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