Incident date: 2024-11-25
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was changing a chain on equipment that had a compactor attached. The compactor closed on the employee's left ring fingertip, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high