Incident date: 2021-12-02
NAICS industry code: 424470

An employee attempted to clear a jam in a hamburger patty machine when the stamping mechanism of the machine cut the tip of his left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. That machine was guarded and in operation at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high