Incident date: 2017-09-13
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was operating a cutting machine used to cut plastic. The employee's hand was caught in the point of operation during a cut, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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