Incident date: 2018-01-10
NAICS industry code: 115111

An employee was attempting to wipe lint out of a lint cleaner when his right index fingertip was amputated. The lint cleaner had not completely cycled through at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high