Incident date: 2022-01-01
NAICS industry code: 332812

On January 1, 2022, an employee was troubleshooting a bander machine. The machine's cutting sequence began while his right index finger was in the cutting area, and his finger was pinched between the slide plate and the stop plate. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high