Incident date: 2016-03-16
NAICS industry code: 326220

An employee was changing hose reels at the Cover Extruder machine when his right thumb was caught in the Kevlar string used to splice two sections of rubber hose, amputating it above the first knuckle. He required surgery.

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