Incident date: 2025-04-23
NAICS industry code: 339994

An employee was operating a feathertipping machine, using it to feathertip the bristles of a handled brush. The employee's fingers became stuck in the machine, and the employee's little finger and ring fingertip were amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high