Incident date: 2021-09-13
NAICS industry code: 311919

An employee was lowering a hopper into an extruder using an electric hoist. His left middle and index fingers were caught between the hopper and the extruder, resulting in amputations to the fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Overhead hoists-electric powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high