Incident date: 2024-08-21
NAICS industry code: 332431

Two employees were unjamming a machine. One employee was manually moving the rotary part of the machine while the injured employee was clearing the jam. The injured employee's right index finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high