Incident date: 2016-09-29
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was leveling a washer machine that washes bottling equipment. He placed his hands underneath the machine to remove a shim inside of it when a 6-inch by 6-inch block support cracked, causing the machine to crush and amputate the upper part of his left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high