Incident date: 2018-09-13
NAICS industry code: 335911

On September 13, 2018, an employee was attempting to move a stuck battery from a heat seal machine when the employee's left index finger was caught between the lid and body of the battery, causing an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Special process machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high