Incident date: 2016-07-18
NAICS industry code: 333992

An employee was performing maintenance on the B Extruder when he sustained a left pinky finger first digit amputation and fracture. The employee was removing an upper roll for the flat belt. While supporting the roll with one hand and removing bolts with the other hand, the employee lost control of the roll pinching/smashing the left pinky finger between two rollers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high