Incident date: 2023-10-10
NAICS industry code: 811118

A co-worker was removing a roller from machinery being worked on. The injured employee grabbed the roller as it was coming out. The roller dropped from the frame and pinched the injured employee's right thumb against the frame resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Rollers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high