Incident date: 2019-10-12
NAICS industry code: 713110

An employee was moving a cappuccino machine from a cart to a pallet. The legs of the machine dropped through the top of the slats on the pallet, causing the employee's finger to be pinched between the body of the machine and the pallet. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high