Incident date: 2016-08-14
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was grinding salmon in a meat grinder when a piece of salmon became stuck to the side. When she attempted to dislodge it, her right middle finger was caught in the grinder blades, amputating her fingertip and requiring reattachment surgery.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high