Incident date: 2015-10-08
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was operating a tie down machine in shock packaging. The employee was adjusting a tie strap while the tie down machine was cycling. The employee's finger was caught between the pusher head of the pneumatic tie down machine and the splatter washer resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high