Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee opened the door to a cutting machine in order to load more meat into the machine. The employee noticed a piece of meat stuck in the machine and went to clear it when the machine blade contacted their left middle finger. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

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