Incident date: 2023-05-05
NAICS industry code: 336399

An employee was clearing rubber that was stuck in a machine when the machine activated, lacerating the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip to the first knuckle was then medically amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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