Incident date: 2017-09-27
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was attempting to remove fat stuck in the small intestine splitter when her left index finger contacted the energized blade, amputating the finger above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high