Incident date: 2021-04-11
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was attempting to remove a jam in a machine. Once the jam was removed, the machine's sock fitting cylinder continued its motion and crushed the employee's right index finger. The finger was medically amputated.

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