Incident date: 2023-03-22
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was loading a roll into the chucks of the unwinder. As the employee went to move the pendant cord out of the way, the pendant closed on his left hand, resulting in a left middle finger amputation at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Winders, unwinders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high