Incident date: 2023-04-17
NAICS industry code: 326111

An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when his right middle finger was pulled in by a running belt, resulting in the finger being crushed. The finger required surgery and was partially amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high