Incident date: 2022-05-31
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was troubleshooting the hopper of an extrusion machine after one of the bladders stopped working. The machine started up as the employee's left index finger was on a gear, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high