Incident date: 2023-05-31
NAICS industry code: 311991

An employee was using a machine to weigh a product when he noticed the weight was incorrect. The employee opened the machine to check the gasket and while his hand was on the piston, the machine was activated and amputated the employee's middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high