Incident date: 2020-03-11
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was removing something from the rollers of the glue machine when their right hand was caught in the rotating rollers and the right thumb was crushed. The thumb was amputated to the first knuckle.

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