Incident date: 2020-08-13
NAICS industry code: 312112

On August 13, 2020, an employee was removing a filter screen from a washer machine. While the employee's right ring finger was between the screen and the filter housing, the edge of the filter screen struck it and amputated the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high