Incident date: 2023-09-16
NAICS industry code: 424440

An employee was adjusting a guard on a box sealing machine when they slipped on tea oil, causing their right thumb to get stuck in the chain/sprocket. The distal portion of the employee's right thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip on substance without fall
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high