Incident date: 2018-06-08
NAICS industry code: 311615

The injured employee was attempting to move a rack of chicken product when the roller that held a roll of plastic wrap fell catching the employee's right index finger between the roller and the frame. A second employee attempted to assist the injured employee and lifted the roller off the employee's hand. The employee shifted their hand and the roller fell a second time. The roller landed on the injured employee's hand causing their right index finger to be caught in the frame resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
code_source: title: Rollers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high