Incident date: 2019-03-19
NAICS industry code: 311412

Two employees were loading cardboard into a baler. The overhead door was closed, but the baler did not read that it was closed properly. When the door was re-closed, it caught an employee's right hand, causing an amputation to the index fingertip/print.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high