Incident date: 2016-11-27
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was working at a sausage stuffing machine. She had placed an empty sausage casing on the horn of the machine and was feeding it to the chuck when the machine was activated. Her right index fingertip was caught and amputated between the chuck and horn.

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