Incident date: 2015-03-23
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee's left index finger was crushed/amputated by a grinder piston while working on the finish grinder. There was no guarding on the piston at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Meat grinders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high