Incident date: 2018-09-26
NAICS industry code: 327331

An employee was removing a pallet jam from a block machine when the machine's chain and sprocket amputated his right middle fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high