Incident date: 2022-01-23
NAICS industry code: 325611

On January 23, 2022, an employee was trying to clear a jam in a soap stamping machine. The point of operation caught the employee's right hand, amputating the ring and little fingertips. The machine was unguarded at the time, and its safety interlock was not working.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high