Incident date: 2019-05-31
NAICS industry code: 493110

On May 31, 2019, an employee was clearing a jammed bag from the bagging machine sealer when his right middle and ring fingers were caught between the transfer belt and the bagging machine's shaft. He sustained a laceration to both his right middle and ring fingers and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate