Incident date: 2015-01-17
NAICS industry code: 322211

Employee was working on a load former unit.  Employee hit the cycle button to retract the stripper plate while placing his hand on the cover plate.  The stripper plate returned to the extended position and employees middle finger was caught by the machine, removing the tip of the finger and part of the finger nail.

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