Incident date: 2016-01-31
NAICS industry code: 325991

An employee was setting the gap on the granulator blade. When the employee rotated the rotor, the employee's left-hand middle finger was partially amputated (approximately 1/8 inch) by the rotor blade.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high