Incident date: 2024-12-04
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was operating a baler and clearing paper that was covering the photo eye. The employee's right index finger was caught in the photo-eye hole as the ram activated, resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Material handling and warehousing machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high