Incident date: 2015-12-29
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was troubleshooting the box taping machine. The employee's hand was caught in the chain drive resulting in the amputation of the left thumb's distal joint. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Sealing, stapling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high