Incident date: 2020-02-21
NAICS industry code: 423510

Two employees were diagnosing a bundling machine and were in the process of removing blocks.  When the employees actuated the bundling machine, the machine lifted but the machine frame did not. One employee had his fingers between the frame and machine at the time, resulting in the amputation of the employee's right middle and ring fingers.

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