Incident date: 2019-04-18
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was removing a metal obstruction from a bailer guide when the ram moved and pinned the employee's right index finger between the scrap metal and the bailer resulting in amputation of 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