Incident date: 2021-06-02
NAICS industry code: 423930

On June 2, 2021, at approximately 10:45 AM, a mechanic was standing next to a hydraulic baler press when it cycled. The platen came down on the mechanic's foot resulting in amputation of several toes. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high