Incident date: 2015-11-24
NAICS industry code: 322299

An employee was threading paper into the padded bag line machine. When the paper passed through the notcher section, the employee attempted to support the paper with his hand. The notcher fired and amputated his right ring fingertip. The notcher was not turned off at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high