Incident date: 2021-12-01
NAICS industry code: 325991

A pelletizer machine had malfunctioned and been turned off. An employee was checking for a clog when the machine started up; its blade amputated the employee's right little fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high