Incident date: 2016-09-22
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was picking plastic parts off a machine. When he attempted to dislodge a part that was caught in the machine, the machine blade amputated his left middle finger and lacerated his left index and ring fingers. The guard was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high