Incident date: 2024-07-10
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was setting up a wash line to start operations. They were clearing a jam on a slicer machine when the blade of the machine amputated their right hand. A guard was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Food slicers
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: high