Incident date: 2021-05-05
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was removing plastic parts from an injection molding machine. The machine malfunctioned and closed on the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high